Automotive
England > East of England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 76 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +21 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing Automotive | 22 | 15 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 1.55% | 1.13% | 1.12% |
| As % of the General category | 2.57% | 2.11% | 1.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £159 | £301 | £274 |
| 25th Percentile | £160 | £303 | £334 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £180 | £310 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.94% | -31.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £206 | £323 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £349 | £327 | £607 |
| England median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.53 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £40.46 | £45.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.09% | +28.57% | -22.22% |
All General Skills
East of England
Automotive 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 East of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 857 | 710 | 1,117 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 60.44% | 53.58% | 59.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 329 | 281 | 587 |
| 10th Percentile | £169 | £248 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £596 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £650 | £704 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 256 | 151 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £15.53 | £13.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.72 | £17.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.40% | -1.24% | -10.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.19 | £60.00 | £49.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.14 | £30.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +7.04% | +16.78% |
Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Automotive.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Automotive.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | -5 | 10 | - | - | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | - | 9 | £170 | - | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire | -1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Essex | -6 | 1 | £195 | -35.00% | 4 |
| Norfolk | - | 1 | £475 | - | 4 |
| Automotive England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: