Manufacturing Contracts in the South East

Manufacturing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 76 134
Rank change year-on-year +2 +58 -24
Contract jobs citing Manufacturing 148 163 138
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.58% 2.88% 1.80%
As % of the General category 5.20% 4.95% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 105 78
10th Percentile £201 £200 £175
25th Percentile £205 £205 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £523
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -18.66% -12.92%
75th Percentile £555 £610 £631
90th Percentile £698 £745 £725
England median daily rate £500 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -6.76% -2.50% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 24 20
10th Percentile £12.88 £22.50 £39.43
25th Percentile £13.05 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £60.88 £50.79 £65.00
90th Percentile £66.75 £54.63 £66.77
England median hourly rate £32.12 £48.75 £36.16
% change year-on-year -34.12% +34.82% +4.00%

All General Skills
South East

Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,847 3,291 4,256
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.56% 58.20% 55.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,552 2,220 2,829
10th Percentile £213 £236 £221
25th Percentile £356 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% - +5.82%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.93% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 352 160 210
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.13 £12.95
25th Percentile £18.32 £25.00 £16.03
Median hourly rate £45.00 £50.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +150.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.53 £64.53 £33.75
90th Percentile £70.37 £74.10 £51.83
England median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £22.45
% change year-on-year +2.78% +36.51% +6.90%

Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Manufacturing in the South East over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Manufacturing in the South East

Manufacturing
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -4 56 £475 -9.52% 221
Hampshire +14 44 £473 -27.31% 142
Berkshire -10 39 £550 -3.30% 86
Kent +5 20 £205 - 83
Oxfordshire +4 11 £450 -10.00% 82
Buckinghamshire +18 6 £475 -15.93% 54
West Sussex -11 4 - - 40
Surrey -5 2 £475 -13.64% 41
Sussex - 1 - - 1
Manufacturing
England

Manufacturing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.70%) Confluence
2 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.68%) Apache
Applications
1 10 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (4.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.38%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (2.70%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.70%) SAP ERP
1 4 (2.70%) SAP PP
1 4 (2.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.35%) SAP MII
3 1 (0.68%) Epicor Tropos
3 1 (0.68%) Oracle Manufacturing
3 1 (0.68%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.68%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.68%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.68%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.08%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (5.41%) Azure
3 4 (2.70%) SaaS
4 3 (2.03%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.03%) Smartsheet
5 2 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.35%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (0.68%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (0.68%) AWS
6 1 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.68%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.68%) PaaS
6 1 (0.68%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 1 (0.68%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.73%) LAN
2 6 (4.05%) Firewall
2 6 (4.05%) WAN
3 2 (1.35%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (1.35%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (1.35%) DHCP
3 2 (1.35%) Network Security
3 2 (1.35%) Software-Defined Networking
3 2 (1.35%) VLAN
3 2 (1.35%) VPN
3 2 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (1.35%) Wireless
4 1 (0.68%) HTTP
4 1 (0.68%) Internet
4 1 (0.68%) RS-232
4 1 (0.68%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.41%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (2.70%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.03%) Power BI
4 2 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.68%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.68%) EDMS
5 1 (0.68%) Metadata
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.68%) OLAP
5 1 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.68%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.70%) JIRA
2 2 (1.35%) Git
3 1 (0.68%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.68%) JMeter
3 1 (0.68%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.68%) MSI
3 1 (0.68%) Selenium
General
1 71 (47.97%) Finance
2 53 (35.81%) Marketing
3 50 (33.78%) Telecoms
4 49 (33.11%) Electronics
4 49 (33.11%) Public Sector
5 35 (23.65%) Social Skills
6 18 (12.16%) Automotive
7 14 (9.46%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (3.38%) Legal
9 3 (2.03%) French Language
9 3 (2.03%) Retail
9 3 (2.03%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.35%) German Language
10 2 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Portuguese Language
11 1 (0.68%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.68%) Aviation
11 1 (0.68%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (18.92%) Project Manager
2 21 (14.19%) Analyst
3 17 (11.49%) Business Analyst
4 14 (9.46%) Support Engineer
5 13 (8.78%) Desktop Support
6 12 (8.11%) Desktop Engineer
6 12 (8.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 8 (5.41%) ERP Manager
7 8 (5.41%) LIMS Manager
7 8 (5.41%) LIMS Project Manager
7 8 (5.41%) Test Technician
8 7 (4.73%) Architect
8 7 (4.73%) IT Trainer
8 7 (4.73%) Lead
8 7 (4.73%) Network Engineer
8 7 (4.73%) Trainer
9 6 (4.05%) Consultant
9 6 (4.05%) Data Business Analyst
9 6 (4.05%) Tester
10 5 (3.38%) Microsoft 365 Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.35%) Kafka
1 2 (1.35%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (0.68%) .NET
2 1 (0.68%) .NET Core
2 1 (0.68%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.68%) BAPI
2 1 (0.68%) HTML
2 1 (0.68%) JSON
2 1 (0.68%) MDX
2 1 (0.68%) REST
2 1 (0.68%) RESTful
2 1 (0.68%) SAP ALE
2 1 (0.68%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (20.27%) NHS
2 10 (6.76%) Life Science
2 10 (6.76%) Renewable Energy
3 8 (5.41%) LIMS
4 5 (3.38%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.03%) IoT
5 3 (2.03%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.03%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.35%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.35%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.35%) PKI
6 2 (1.35%) Robotics
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.68%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.68%) Pharmacovigilance
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.68%) Smartcard
7 1 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (14.86%) Windows
2 12 (8.11%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.03%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.35%) Android
4 2 (1.35%) Linux
4 2 (1.35%) Unix
4 2 (1.35%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.68%) VMS
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (33.78%) Business Intelligence
1 50 (33.78%) Digital Marketing
2 49 (33.11%) Programme Management
3 23 (15.54%) ERP
4 21 (14.19%) Agile
5 19 (12.84%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (12.16%) Project Management
7 13 (8.78%) Logistics
7 13 (8.78%) Process Improvement
8 11 (7.43%) Validation
9 10 (6.76%) Change Management
9 10 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.76%) Migration
10 9 (6.08%) Test Scripting
11 8 (5.41%) Document Management
12 7 (4.73%) Data Governance
12 7 (4.73%) Project Delivery
13 6 (4.05%) Cybersecurity
13 6 (4.05%) ITIL
14 5 (3.38%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.38%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.70%) Python
3 2 (1.35%) C
3 2 (1.35%) C++
4 1 (0.68%) ABAP
4 1 (0.68%) C#
4 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.68%) Embedded C
4 1 (0.68%) Fortran
4 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.68%) SQL
4 1 (0.68%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 18 (12.16%) Security Cleared
2 14 (9.46%) Degree
3 13 (8.78%) DV Cleared
4 7 (4.73%) Master's Degree
5 3 (2.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (1.35%) CCNP
6 2 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.35%) MBA
6 2 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.35%) PMP
6 2 (1.35%) SC Cleared
6 2 (1.35%) VCAP
6 2 (1.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.68%) ACCA
7 1 (0.68%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.08%) GDPR
2 8 (5.41%) HL7
3 4 (2.70%) NEBOSH
3 4 (2.70%) SLA
4 2 (1.35%) PMO
5 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.70%) vSphere
4 2 (1.35%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (1.35%) Nessus
1 2 (1.35%) RSA Archer
1 2 (1.35%) vRealize
1 2 (1.35%) vRealize Orchestrator
2 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.68%) WMI
Vendors
1 72 (48.65%) SAP
2 14 (9.46%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.05%) Siemens
3 6 (4.05%) VMware
4 4 (2.70%) Apple
4 4 (2.70%) IFS
4 4 (2.70%) Sage
5 3 (2.03%) CA
5 3 (2.03%) Oracle
5 3 (2.03%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.35%) Cisco
6 2 (1.35%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.35%) Juniper
6 2 (1.35%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.35%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.35%) ScienceLogic
6 2 (1.35%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.35%) Workday
7 1 (0.68%) Adobe
7 1 (0.68%) IBM