Automotive Contract Job Trends 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 14 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 339 333
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 -11
Contract jobs citing Automotive 349 187 200
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 0.66% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.31% 1.04% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 77 125
10th Percentile £308 £205 £300
25th Percentile £450 £325 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £610 £550
90th Percentile £791 £660 £645
UK median daily rate £550 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 54 16
10th Percentile £20.82 £22.33 £30.59
25th Percentile £22.00 £27.21 £39.14
Median hourly rate £33.00 £36.53 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -9.66% -20.90% +31.94%
75th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £56.25
90th Percentile £56.88 - £68.75
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £36.53 £46.18
% change year-on-year -6.95% -20.90% +31.94%

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 general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 26,565 18,003 18,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 56.73% 64.00% 58.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,493 11,446 11,300
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,483 1,070 803
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.69 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.37 £17.44
Median hourly rate £29.00 £25.08 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.65% -28.36% +16.67%
75th Percentile £56.21 £45.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £78.74 £70.27 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year +10.00% -21.88% +7.56%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Automotive job vacancy trend in England

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Automotive.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Automotive

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Automotive.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Automotive

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

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 14 October 2026. 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
Midlands -2 135 £425 -5.56% 79
West Midlands 0 112 £663 +82.76% 58
South East -14 82 £500 +5.26% 102
London -67 68 £663 +43.24% 166
East of England -23 26 £400 +119.18% 39
North of England -62 26 £538 -8.51% 48
North West -43 24 £550 -6.38% 31
East Midlands -7 22 £292 -51.33% 21
South West -31 9 £550 +23.04% 28
Yorkshire - 2 £475 - 8
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.43%) CMS
1 5 (1.43%) Confluence
2 4 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.86%) Apache
3 3 (0.86%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.57%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (3.72%) Adobe Illustrator
1 13 (3.72%) Photoshop
2 10 (2.87%) Adobe After Effects
3 8 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.15%) CATIA
4 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) Solid Edge
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Captivate
7 1 (0.29%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.29%) Simulink
7 1 (0.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 20 (5.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.01%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.43%) SAP CO
3 5 (1.43%) SAP ERP
3 5 (1.43%) SAP FI
3 5 (1.43%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.43%) SAP VC
4 4 (1.15%) SAP GTS
4 4 (1.15%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.86%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.57%) ENOVIA
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle SCM
6 2 (0.57%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.29%) Infor LN
7 1 (0.29%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.29%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.29%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.16%) Azure
2 13 (3.72%) Figma
3 9 (2.58%) AWS
4 8 (2.29%) SaaS
5 6 (1.72%) GCP
5 6 (1.72%) Snowflake
6 5 (1.43%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.43%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 4 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.86%) Amazon S3
8 3 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.86%) Dagster
8 3 (0.86%) dbt
8 3 (0.86%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.86%) GitHub
8 3 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (0.86%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 2 (0.57%) Intacct
9 2 (0.57%) OCI
9 2 (0.57%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.29%) Ethernet
2 7 (2.01%) VPN
3 6 (1.72%) Firewall
3 6 (1.72%) Network Security
4 4 (1.15%) DHCP
4 4 (1.15%) DNS
4 4 (1.15%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.15%) VLAN
5 3 (0.86%) Wireless
6 2 (0.57%) Profibus
6 2 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.57%) RS-232
7 1 (0.29%) FlexRay
7 1 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.29%) LAN
7 1 (0.29%) WAN
7 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.01%) Metadata
2 6 (1.72%) Tableau
3 5 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.43%) Power BI
3 5 (1.43%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.86%) Apache Iceberg
5 3 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.57%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.57%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.29%) Big Data
7 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.29%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.29%) Looker
7 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.29%) Power Query
7 1 (0.29%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.29%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.29%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 10 (2.87%) Git
2 7 (2.01%) JIRA
2 7 (2.01%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.86%) Ant
3 3 (0.86%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.86%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.86%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (0.57%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.57%) Postman
5 1 (0.29%) CANoe
5 1 (0.29%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.29%) GitLab
5 1 (0.29%) NUnit
5 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.29%) Selenium
5 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.29%) SpecFlow
General
1 90 (25.79%) Manufacturing
2 56 (16.05%) Social Skills
3 33 (9.46%) Aerospace
4 26 (7.45%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.45%) Finance
5 15 (4.30%) Retail
6 7 (2.01%) Marketing
7 6 (1.72%) Legal
8 5 (1.43%) Agriculture
8 5 (1.43%) Electronics
8 5 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (0.86%) Aviation
9 3 (0.86%) Avionics
9 3 (0.86%) German Language
10 2 (0.57%) French Language
10 2 (0.57%) Italian Language
10 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 40 (11.46%) Senior
2 30 (8.60%) Analyst
3 28 (8.02%) Architect
4 25 (7.16%) Lead
5 23 (6.59%) Data Engineer
5 23 (6.59%) Designer
5 23 (6.59%) Software Engineer
5 23 (6.59%) UI Designer
6 22 (6.30%) Systems Engineer
6 22 (6.30%) Test Engineer
7 18 (5.16%) Quality Engineer
8 15 (4.30%) Project Manager
8 15 (4.30%) Senior Designer
8 15 (4.30%) Senior UI Designer
9 13 (3.72%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 13 (3.72%) Test Technician
10 12 (3.44%) Salesforce Engineer
11 11 (3.15%) Developer
11 11 (3.15%) QA Engineer
11 11 (3.15%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.58%) REST
1 9 (2.58%) Terraform
2 8 (2.29%) SAP Fiori
3 5 (1.43%) SOAP
4 4 (1.15%) 802.1X
4 4 (1.15%) Kafka
4 4 (1.15%) PySpark
4 4 (1.15%) VML
4 4 (1.15%) Web Services
5 3 (0.86%) .NET
5 3 (0.86%) HTML
5 3 (0.86%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.86%) React
5 3 (0.86%) Visualforce
6 2 (0.57%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.57%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.57%) OAuth
6 2 (0.57%) QML
6 2 (0.57%) Qt
6 2 (0.57%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.87%) Robotics
2 15 (4.30%) Animation
3 11 (3.15%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (1.72%) Algorithms
4 6 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (1.72%) Taxonomies
5 5 (1.43%) CAN bus
5 5 (1.43%) Driving Licence
5 5 (1.43%) Private Cloud
5 5 (1.43%) Self-Driving Car
6 4 (1.15%) Distributed Architecture
6 4 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (1.15%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.15%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.15%) PKI
6 4 (1.15%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.86%) Lidar
8 2 (0.57%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.01%) Linux
2 4 (1.15%) Ubuntu
2 4 (1.15%) VMS
2 4 (1.15%) Windows
3 2 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (20.34%) Validation
2 50 (14.33%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 38 (10.89%) Software Engineering
5 37 (10.60%) Migration
6 33 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (8.88%) Software Testing
8 29 (8.31%) AI
9 24 (6.88%) Agile
9 24 (6.88%) Analytics
10 23 (6.59%) Data Migration
10 23 (6.59%) User Experience
11 18 (5.16%) ERP
11 18 (5.16%) Logistics
12 17 (4.87%) Change Management
12 17 (4.87%) CRM
12 17 (4.87%) Cybersecurity
12 17 (4.87%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
13 16 (4.58%) Data Analysis
13 16 (4.58%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (5.73%) Python
2 15 (4.30%) SQL
3 9 (2.58%) C++
4 7 (2.01%) Ada
4 7 (2.01%) Java
5 5 (1.43%) C
5 5 (1.43%) SOQL
6 4 (1.15%) Bash
7 3 (0.86%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.86%) C#
7 3 (0.86%) Embedded C++
7 3 (0.86%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.86%) SOSL
7 3 (0.86%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.57%) Bicep
8 2 (0.57%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.57%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.29%) Scala
9 1 (0.29%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.29%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 41 (11.75%) Degree
2 20 (5.73%) Security Cleared
3 18 (5.16%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.72%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (1.72%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.15%) CCNP
5 4 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.15%) JNCIP
5 4 (1.15%) JNCIS
6 3 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.86%) IIBA
6 3 (0.86%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.57%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.57%) HNC
8 1 (0.29%) CISSP
8 1 (0.29%) HND
8 1 (0.29%) ISEB
8 1 (0.29%) PgMP
8 1 (0.29%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.59%) Data Quality
2 16 (4.58%) QA
3 6 (1.72%) ISO 26262
4 5 (1.43%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.15%) AUTOSAR
5 4 (1.15%) MISRA
6 3 (0.86%) Automotive SPICE
6 3 (0.86%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.57%) GDPR
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.29%) DO-254
8 1 (0.29%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (1.15%) Docker
2 3 (0.86%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.86%) Firmware
3 2 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.87%) Functional Safety
2 5 (1.43%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.15%) Ansible
3 4 (1.15%) systemd
4 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.29%) Grafana
5 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 37 (10.60%) SAP
2 24 (6.88%) Salesforce
3 22 (6.30%) Microsoft
4 13 (3.72%) Adobe
5 12 (3.44%) Siemens
6 11 (3.15%) Oracle
7 7 (2.01%) Databricks
8 5 (1.43%) Google
9 4 (1.15%) Cisco
9 4 (1.15%) Juniper
9 4 (1.15%) MikroTik
9 4 (1.15%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.57%) EMC
10 2 (0.57%) Logi
10 2 (0.57%) Logi Analytics
10 2 (0.57%) QNX
10 2 (0.57%) Sage
10 2 (0.57%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.29%) Intel
11 1 (0.29%) Qualtrics
462 Automotive jobs in England