Automotive Contracts in England

Automotive
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 344 300 352
Rank change year-on-year -44 +52 +105
Contract jobs citing Automotive 140 254 334
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.68% 0.66%
As % of the General category 0.89% 1.17% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 102 236
10th Percentile £265 £289 £313
25th Percentile £400 £325 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £607 £575 £552
90th Percentile £675 £712 £638
UK median daily rate £463 £477 £478
% change year-on-year -3.04% -0.10% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 102 24
10th Percentile £23.25 £16.39 £22.16
25th Percentile £27.94 £31.46 £22.21
Median hourly rate £32.50 £45.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £39.04 £57.50 £61.41
90th Percentile £55.50 - £72.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £46.25 £39.00
% change year-on-year -29.73% +18.59% +8.33%

All General Skills
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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15,747 21,748 30,150
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 64.01% 58.42% 59.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,238 14,068 21,077
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +0.92%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £685
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 672 1,774 1,018
10th Percentile £14.04 £13.00 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.44 £15.39 £18.50
Median hourly rate £28.17 £28.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% -17.86% +62.79%
75th Percentile £58.75 £51.25 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £71.42
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £28.42 £35.00
% change year-on-year -1.48% -18.80% +60.27%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in England.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in England.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
North of England +31 38 £563 +12.50% 132
North West +43 37 £563 +4.65% 84
South East +19 30 £463 -2.12% 149
London +25 27 £469 -6.25% 334
Midlands -15 25 £410 -21.90% 218
West Midlands -27 21 £410 -21.90% 153
East of England +11 18 £511 +36.27% 93
East Midlands +8 4 £435 +6.75% 64
Yorkshire +9 1 - - 33
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 11 (7.86%) Confluence
2 3 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.71%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.71%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (6.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.57%) Simulink
4 4 (2.86%) Maya
4 4 (2.86%) NUKE
5 3 (2.14%) CANalyzer
5 3 (2.14%) CATIA
6 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.71%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.71%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (11.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.14%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.14%) SAP EWM
2 3 (2.14%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.71%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.71%) SAP WM
3 1 (0.71%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.29%) Azure
1 6 (4.29%) SaaS
2 4 (2.86%) AWS
2 4 (2.86%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.14%) GCP
4 2 (1.43%) Google Analytics
4 2 (1.43%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.43%) PaaS
5 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.71%) GitHub
5 1 (0.71%) IaaS
5 1 (0.71%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.71%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.29%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.14%) MQTT
4 2 (1.43%) HTTP
4 2 (1.43%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.71%) DHCP
5 1 (0.71%) DNS
5 1 (0.71%) FlexRay
5 1 (0.71%) Internet
5 1 (0.71%) LAN
5 1 (0.71%) WAN
5 1 (0.71%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.14%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.43%) Big Data
3 2 (1.43%) Metadata
3 2 (1.43%) MySQL
3 2 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.43%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.43%) Tableau
4 1 (0.71%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.71%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.71%) HBase
4 1 (0.71%) Impala
4 1 (0.71%) Power BI
4 1 (0.71%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 23 (16.43%) JIRA
2 1 (0.71%) Appium
2 1 (0.71%) CANoe
2 1 (0.71%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.71%) Git
2 1 (0.71%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.71%) Selenium
General
1 56 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.86%) Finance
2 25 (17.86%) Manufacturing
3 23 (16.43%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.00%) Retail
5 9 (6.43%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (5.71%) Marketing
7 7 (5.00%) Aerospace
7 7 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.86%) Legal
10 3 (2.14%) Advertising
10 3 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.14%) Electronics
10 3 (2.14%) Games
10 3 (2.14%) Japanese Language
10 3 (2.14%) Military
11 2 (1.43%) Aviation
11 2 (1.43%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (11.43%) Analyst
2 12 (8.57%) Project Manager
3 11 (7.86%) Senior
4 8 (5.71%) Business Analyst
5 7 (5.00%) Developer
6 6 (4.29%) Architect
6 6 (4.29%) Lead
6 6 (4.29%) Software Engineer
7 5 (3.57%) Consultant
7 5 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 4 (2.86%) Applications Support
8 4 (2.86%) Data Engineer
8 4 (2.86%) IT Support
8 4 (2.86%) Security Engineer
8 4 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
9 3 (2.14%) Account Manager
9 3 (2.14%) CAD Engineer
9 3 (2.14%) Product Manager
9 3 (2.14%) SAP Engineer
9 3 (2.14%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.29%) REST
2 3 (2.14%) Django
2 3 (2.14%) HTML
3 2 (1.43%) CSS
3 2 (1.43%) PostGIS
3 2 (1.43%) PySpark
3 2 (1.43%) React
3 2 (1.43%) XML
4 1 (0.71%) D3.js
4 1 (0.71%) Enzyme
4 1 (0.71%) Express.js
4 1 (0.71%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.71%) Jest
4 1 (0.71%) Laravel
4 1 (0.71%) Lightning Web Components
4 1 (0.71%) Next.js
4 1 (0.71%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.71%) OpenCL
4 1 (0.71%) Redux
4 1 (0.71%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.29%) Management Information System
2 11 (7.86%) Industry 4.0
3 10 (7.14%) IoT
4 9 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (5.00%) Infotainment
6 6 (4.29%) Algorithms
6 6 (4.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 5 (3.57%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.57%) e-Learning
7 5 (3.57%) Podcast
7 5 (3.57%) Virtual Reality
8 4 (2.86%) Animation
8 4 (2.86%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (2.86%) Life Science
9 3 (2.14%) Data Structures
9 3 (2.14%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 3 (2.14%) PMI
9 3 (2.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.14%) Android
1 3 (2.14%) Linux
1 3 (2.14%) Unix
2 2 (1.43%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.43%) Embedded Linux
2 2 (1.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (28.57%) Agile
2 36 (25.71%) Project Management
3 32 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (12.14%) Computer Science
4 17 (12.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (9.29%) Mentoring
5 13 (9.29%) Roadmaps
6 12 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (8.57%) Technical Leadership
7 11 (7.86%) Analytics
7 11 (7.86%) Cybersecurity
7 11 (7.86%) Project Delivery
8 10 (7.14%) ERP
8 10 (7.14%) PLM
9 9 (6.43%) Agile Project Management
9 9 (6.43%) Change Management
9 9 (6.43%) Decision-Making
9 9 (6.43%) Software Engineering
9 9 (6.43%) Workshop Facilitation
10 8 (5.71%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.29%) SQL
2 11 (7.86%) Python
3 6 (4.29%) C++
3 6 (4.29%) MATLAB
4 5 (3.57%) Java
5 3 (2.14%) ABAP
6 2 (1.43%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.43%) PL/SQL
6 2 (1.43%) Tcl
6 2 (1.43%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.71%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.71%) C
7 1 (0.71%) PHP
7 1 (0.71%) Scala
7 1 (0.71%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.71%) SOQL
7 1 (0.71%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 37 (26.43%) Degree
2 14 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (7.86%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (5.71%) Master's Degree
5 7 (5.00%) Security Cleared
6 5 (3.57%) ISEB
6 5 (3.57%) PMI Certification
6 5 (3.57%) PMP
6 5 (3.57%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.86%) IIBA
8 1 (0.71%) CISMP
8 1 (0.71%) CISSP
8 1 (0.71%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.71%) CSPO
8 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.71%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.71%) OSCE
8 1 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.71%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.00%) GDPR
2 5 (3.57%) AUTOSAR
3 3 (2.14%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.14%) PMO
3 3 (2.14%) QA
4 2 (1.43%) COSHH
4 2 (1.43%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.43%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.43%) PMBOK
4 2 (1.43%) SLA
5 1 (0.71%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.71%) NCSC
5 1 (0.71%) NIST
5 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (2.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.71%) Firmware
2 1 (0.71%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 6 (4.29%) MOM
2 2 (1.43%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.71%) SCOM
Vendors
1 26 (18.57%) SAP
2 21 (15.00%) Microsoft
3 8 (5.71%) Salesforce
4 6 (4.29%) Rockwell
4 6 (4.29%) Siemens
5 4 (2.86%) Adobe
5 4 (2.86%) Atlassian
5 4 (2.86%) Hitachi
6 3 (2.14%) Google
6 3 (2.14%) Oracle
6 3 (2.14%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.43%) Informatica
8 1 (0.71%) Ariba
8 1 (0.71%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.71%) Databricks
8 1 (0.71%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.71%) NVIDIA
8 1 (0.71%) VMware
8 1 (0.71%) Zuora