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 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 407 341 366
Rank change year-on-year -66 +25 -4
Contract jobs citing Automotive 136 166 206
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.43% 0.57% 0.55%
As % of the General category 0.70% 0.93% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 82 126
10th Percentile £200 £251 £307
25th Percentile £362 £352 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £459 £525
Median % change year-on-year +19.96% -12.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £635 £550 £580
90th Percentile £653 £686 £647
UK median daily rate £550 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 25 23
10th Percentile £22.40 £27.80 £25.60
25th Percentile £25.64 £30.78 £33.38
Median hourly rate £37.46 £41.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.63% +15.49% -21.11%
75th Percentile £43.00 £50.00 £43.38
90th Percentile £50.00 £55.50 £60.50
UK median hourly rate £37.46 £42.88 £36.00
% change year-on-year -12.64% +19.11% -20.00%

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 19,431 17,802 22,330
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 62.02% 61.32% 59.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,314 10,776 15,097
10th Percentile £280 £300 £285
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £630 £650 £665
90th Percentile £738 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,269 629 1,002
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.46 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £18.03 £17.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.40 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.70% -7.88% +32.00%
75th Percentile £46.00 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.71 £70.66
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -14.27% -15.38% +30.00%

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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 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 16 December 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
Midlands -40 42 £550 +12.82% 70
West Midlands -36 28 £550 +28.21% 43
South East -29 26 £568 +40.82% 51
London -16 25 £588 +42.42% 27
East of England -15 24 £190 -70.77% 14
East Midlands -9 14 £550 +10.00% 27
North West -46 11 £425 -25.44% 27
North of England -56 11 £425 -25.44% 41
South West -3 6 £447 +19.20% 22
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 13 (9.56%) Confluence
2 8 (5.88%) SharePoint
3 7 (5.15%) CMS
4 1 (0.74%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.74%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.68%) FrameMaker
3 4 (2.94%) Maya
3 4 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.21%) NUKE
5 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.74%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.74%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.74%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.74%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.74%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (3.68%) Endur
1 5 (3.68%) Primavera
2 2 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.15%) AWS
2 5 (3.68%) SaaS
3 4 (2.94%) Azure
3 4 (2.94%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.21%) Figma
4 3 (2.21%) Google Workspace
4 3 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.21%) OpenShift
5 2 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.47%) GCP
6 1 (0.74%) Alation
6 1 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.74%) Azure Functions
6 1 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.74%) Collibra
6 1 (0.74%) Firebase
6 1 (0.74%) Serverless
6 1 (0.74%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.41%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.47%) Firewall
3 1 (0.74%) LAN
3 1 (0.74%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.74%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.94%) MongoDB
2 2 (1.47%) BigQuery
2 2 (1.47%) Power BI
3 1 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.74%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.74%) Data Vault
3 1 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.74%) Looker
3 1 (0.74%) Metadata
3 1 (0.74%) MySQL
3 1 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.74%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.74%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.74%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (8.09%) JIRA
2 3 (2.21%) Bitbucket
2 3 (2.21%) Cucumber
2 3 (2.21%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.21%) JUnit
2 3 (2.21%) Mockito
2 3 (2.21%) REST Assured
2 3 (2.21%) Selenium
3 2 (1.47%) Git
4 1 (0.74%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.74%) Babel
4 1 (0.74%) ESLint
4 1 (0.74%) GitLab
4 1 (0.74%) Polyspace
4 1 (0.74%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.74%) webpack
General
1 57 (41.91%) Social Skills
2 23 (16.91%) Finance
3 22 (16.18%) Aerospace
4 13 (9.56%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.56%) Manufacturing
5 10 (7.35%) Marketing
6 9 (6.62%) Telecoms
7 8 (5.88%) Publishing
7 8 (5.88%) Retail
8 7 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.41%) Back Office
9 6 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (4.41%) Legal
10 4 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (2.94%) Games
11 3 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.47%) Law
12 2 (1.47%) Military
12 2 (1.47%) Multimedia
12 2 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (13.97%) Senior
2 18 (13.24%) Project Manager
3 12 (8.82%) Test Technician
4 11 (8.09%) Developer
5 9 (6.62%) Analyst
6 8 (5.88%) Lead
7 7 (5.15%) Business Analyst
8 6 (4.41%) Architect
8 6 (4.41%) Author
8 6 (4.41%) Software Engineer
8 6 (4.41%) Support Engineer
8 6 (4.41%) Technical Author
9 5 (3.68%) Senior Manager
9 5 (3.68%) Senior Project Manager
9 5 (3.68%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (3.68%) Technical Support
9 5 (3.68%) Technical Support Engineer
9 5 (3.68%) Test Engineer
10 4 (2.94%) E-Commerce Manager
10 4 (2.94%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.88%) HTML
2 6 (4.41%) React
2 6 (4.41%) REST
2 6 (4.41%) RESTful
3 5 (3.68%) CSS
3 5 (3.68%) SGML
3 5 (3.68%) XML
4 4 (2.94%) Django
4 4 (2.94%) JSON
4 4 (2.94%) Swagger
5 3 (2.21%) .NET
5 3 (2.21%) Next.js
5 3 (2.21%) SOAP
5 3 (2.21%) Spring
5 3 (2.21%) Spring Boot
5 3 (2.21%) WireMock
6 2 (1.47%) React Native
7 1 (0.74%) CSS3
7 1 (0.74%) D3.js
7 1 (0.74%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.62%) Mobile App
1 9 (6.62%) Product Ownership
1 9 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (4.41%) Operational Technology
3 6 (4.41%) Robotics
4 5 (3.68%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.94%) Animation
5 4 (2.94%) IoT
5 4 (2.94%) Web Conferencing
6 3 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.21%) Grid Computing
6 3 (2.21%) Infotainment
6 3 (2.21%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.47%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.47%) SCADA
8 1 (0.74%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.68%) Windows
2 2 (1.47%) Linux
3 1 (0.74%) Android
3 1 (0.74%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.74%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.74%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (23.53%) Agile
2 25 (18.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (14.71%) AI
3 20 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (11.03%) Validation
5 14 (10.29%) Project Management
6 13 (9.56%) User Experience
7 12 (8.82%) CI/CD
7 12 (8.82%) Logistics
8 11 (8.09%) Project Delivery
9 10 (7.35%) Customer Experience
9 10 (7.35%) Project Governance
10 9 (6.62%) Customer Service
10 9 (6.62%) Roadmaps
10 9 (6.62%) Telematics
10 9 (6.62%) Time Management
10 9 (6.62%) UX Design
11 8 (5.88%) Programme Management
11 8 (5.88%) Software Engineering
12 7 (5.15%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.29%) SQL
2 11 (8.09%) Java
3 9 (6.62%) Python
4 8 (5.88%) C++
5 6 (4.41%) C#
6 4 (2.94%) Ada
7 3 (2.21%) Tcl
8 2 (1.47%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.74%) C
9 1 (0.74%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.74%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.74%) R
9 1 (0.74%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (16.18%) Degree
2 6 (4.41%) PMI Certification
2 6 (4.41%) PMP
3 5 (3.68%) HNC
3 5 (3.68%) HND
4 2 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.47%) CISM
4 2 (1.47%) CISSP
4 2 (1.47%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.47%) MBA
4 2 (1.47%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.74%) ACCA
5 1 (0.74%) CIMA
5 1 (0.74%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.15%) QA
2 3 (2.21%) GDPR
3 2 (1.47%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.47%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.47%) PERC
4 1 (0.74%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.74%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (0.74%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.74%) MISRA
4 1 (0.74%) MISRA C
4 1 (0.74%) PMBOK
4 1 (0.74%) PMO
4 1 (0.74%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.21%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.21%) Ansible
1 3 (2.21%) Kubernetes
1 3 (2.21%) Terraform
2 1 (0.74%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (11.03%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.88%) Salesforce
3 7 (5.15%) Hitachi
4 6 (4.41%) Google
5 5 (3.68%) SAP
6 3 (2.21%) Adobe
6 3 (2.21%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.47%) ION Trading
7 2 (1.47%) OpenLink
7 2 (1.47%) Oracle
7 2 (1.47%) Remedy
8 1 (0.74%) Aruba
8 1 (0.74%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.74%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.74%) Cisco
8 1 (0.74%) Informatica
8 1 (0.74%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.74%) QNX
8 1 (0.74%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.74%) Siemens