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 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 323 328 398
Rank change year-on-year +5 +70 +57
Contract jobs citing Automotive 194 279 420
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.62% 0.69% 0.62%
As % of the General category 1.05% 1.17% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 176 289
10th Percentile £300 £350 £326
25th Percentile £360 £394 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £578 £591
90th Percentile £644 £626 £663
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 26 24
10th Percentile £28.09 £15.73 £21.33
25th Percentile £32.15 £25.63 £30.56
Median hourly rate £45.00 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +13.92%
75th Percentile £51.25 £42.81 £65.59
90th Percentile £61.50 £57.50 £71.40
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +13.92%

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 18,413 23,929 40,316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 59.11% 59.60% 59.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,039 16,405 27,989
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 706 1,026 1,146
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.12 £16.77 £16.25
Median hourly rate £32.29 £30.00 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% +18.81% +32.89%
75th Percentile £60.00 £57.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £70.25 £70.66 £69.44
UK median hourly rate £29.75 £30.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.83% +20.00% +31.58%

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 31 October 2024.

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 31 October 2024.

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 31 October 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
Midlands +19 72 £488 +2.63% 86
West Midlands +8 56 £425 -10.53% 65
South East -23 41 £414 -15.08% 69
London +43 36 £425 -21.84% 39
North West +40 27 £570 +32.87% 43
North of England +39 27 £570 +3.64% 70
East of England +13 15 £310 -31.11% 49
East Midlands +8 7 £438 -7.89% 21
South West +3 3 £388 -27.97% 40
North East - 2 - - 7
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 6 (3.09%) Confluence
2 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.03%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.52%) CMS
4 1 (0.52%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.52%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.52%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 14 (7.22%) CANalyzer
2 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.61%) Simulink
3 5 (2.58%) Stateflow
4 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.55%) Maya
5 3 (1.55%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.03%) Adobe XD
6 2 (1.03%) CATIA
6 2 (1.03%) InVision
6 2 (1.03%) NUKE
6 2 (1.03%) OmniGraffle
6 2 (1.03%) Sketch
6 2 (1.03%) Zeplin
7 1 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.52%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.52%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.03%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.52%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.52%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.52%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.52%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.67%) Azure
2 10 (5.15%) Entra ID
3 5 (2.58%) SaaS
4 4 (2.06%) Figma
4 4 (2.06%) GCP
4 4 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.06%) WeChat
5 3 (1.55%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.55%) Vertex AI
6 2 (1.03%) GitHub
6 2 (1.03%) IaaS
6 2 (1.03%) PaaS
6 2 (1.03%) Salesforce Einstein
6 2 (1.03%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 2 (1.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.52%) AWS
7 1 (0.52%) dbt
7 1 (0.52%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.52%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.31%) Ethernet
2 13 (6.70%) FlexRay
3 6 (3.09%) DNS
3 6 (3.09%) Firewall
4 5 (2.58%) Network Security
5 4 (2.06%) DHCP
5 4 (2.06%) Internet
6 3 (1.55%) IPsec
6 3 (1.55%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.03%) Modbus
7 2 (1.03%) VPN
8 1 (0.52%) Extranet
8 1 (0.52%) J1939
8 1 (0.52%) LAN
8 1 (0.52%) NFC
8 1 (0.52%) RFID
8 1 (0.52%) Skype
8 1 (0.52%) WAN
8 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.06%) Tableau
2 3 (1.55%) Power BI
3 2 (1.03%) Data Hub
4 1 (0.52%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.52%) GIS
4 1 (0.52%) Looker
4 1 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.52%) Power Query
4 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (7.22%) CANoe
2 13 (6.70%) JIRA
3 4 (2.06%) GitLab
3 4 (2.06%) IDA Disassembler
4 3 (1.55%) Bugzilla
4 3 (1.55%) TestRail
5 2 (1.03%) Git
5 2 (1.03%) Postman
5 2 (1.03%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 38 (19.59%) Social Skills
2 32 (16.49%) Manufacturing
3 28 (14.43%) Finance
4 16 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (7.73%) Aerospace
6 12 (6.19%) Marketing
6 12 (6.19%) Retail
7 11 (5.67%) Electronics
8 9 (4.64%) German Language
9 7 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.58%) Advertising
10 5 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (2.06%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.06%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.03%) Legal
14 1 (0.52%) Billing
14 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.52%) French Language
Job Titles
1 24 (12.37%) Analyst
2 15 (7.73%) Senior
2 15 (7.73%) Software Engineer
3 14 (7.22%) Architect
4 12 (6.19%) Systems Engineer
5 11 (5.67%) Solutions Architect
6 10 (5.15%) Designer
7 9 (4.64%) Integration Manager
7 9 (4.64%) Lead
7 9 (4.64%) Project Manager
7 9 (4.64%) Software Manager
7 9 (4.64%) Support Engineer
8 8 (4.12%) Business Analyst
8 8 (4.12%) Consultant
8 8 (4.12%) Developer
8 8 (4.12%) Embedded Engineer
8 8 (4.12%) Integration Engineer
9 6 (3.09%) Security Engineer
10 5 (2.58%) IT Support
10 5 (2.58%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.06%) .NET
2 3 (1.55%) CSS
2 3 (1.55%) HTML
2 3 (1.55%) OAuth
2 3 (1.55%) SAML
3 2 (1.03%) ATL
3 2 (1.03%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (1.03%) SAP PI
3 2 (1.03%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (1.03%) V-Ray
4 1 (0.52%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.52%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.52%) CSS3
4 1 (0.52%) GStreamer
4 1 (0.52%) HTML5
4 1 (0.52%) Next.js
4 1 (0.52%) PySpark
4 1 (0.52%) React
4 1 (0.52%) Redux
4 1 (0.52%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.76%) Infotainment
2 11 (5.67%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.09%) Algorithms
5 5 (2.58%) IoT
5 5 (2.58%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.06%) Life Science
6 4 (2.06%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.03%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.03%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.03%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.03%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.03%) PKI
7 2 (1.03%) SCADA
7 2 (1.03%) Social Media
7 2 (1.03%) Virtual Reality
8 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.52%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.70%) Windows
2 8 (4.12%) Linux
3 4 (2.06%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.06%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.55%) Unix
4 3 (1.55%) VMS
5 2 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (13.40%) Agile
2 23 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (11.34%) Project Management
4 20 (10.31%) Software Engineering
5 15 (7.73%) Validation
6 14 (7.22%) Prototyping
7 13 (6.70%) Information Security
7 13 (6.70%) Software Testing
8 12 (6.19%) Computer Science
8 12 (6.19%) SDLC
9 10 (5.15%) Customer Experience
9 10 (5.15%) Customer Service
9 10 (5.15%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (5.15%) Technical Leadership
9 10 (5.15%) Test Automation
9 10 (5.15%) Use Case
10 9 (4.64%) Risk Management
10 9 (4.64%) Roadmaps
11 8 (4.12%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.76%) Python
2 11 (5.67%) MATLAB
2 11 (5.67%) SQL
3 10 (5.15%) C++
4 9 (4.64%) C
5 8 (4.12%) VBA
6 5 (2.58%) C#
7 3 (1.55%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.03%) Java
8 2 (1.03%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.03%) VB
9 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.52%) Fortran
9 1 (0.52%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.52%) sed
Qualifications
1 36 (18.56%) Degree
2 18 (9.28%) Master's Degree
3 5 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (2.58%) CISM
3 5 (2.58%) CISSP
3 5 (2.58%) HNC
4 4 (2.06%) CISA
4 4 (2.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 4 (2.06%) SCSA
5 3 (1.55%) ISTQB
5 3 (1.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 3 (1.55%) PhD
5 3 (1.55%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.03%) HND
6 2 (1.03%) PMP
7 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.52%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.64%) AUTOSAR
2 8 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.61%) ISO 26262
4 5 (2.58%) QA
5 4 (2.06%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.06%) NIST
5 4 (2.06%) SLA
6 3 (1.55%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (1.03%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.52%) GDPR
System Software
1 16 (8.25%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.58%) Docker
3 3 (1.55%) Firmware
4 2 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (4.64%) Functional Safety
2 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 19 (9.79%) Microsoft
1 19 (9.79%) SAP
2 6 (3.09%) Salesforce
3 5 (2.58%) Adobe
4 4 (2.06%) MuleSoft
5 3 (1.55%) Google
5 3 (1.55%) VMware
6 2 (1.03%) ANSYS
6 2 (1.03%) Apple
6 2 (1.03%) Cisco
6 2 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.03%) IBM
6 2 (1.03%) NVIDIA
6 2 (1.03%) Perforce
6 2 (1.03%) Thales
6 2 (1.03%) Zscaler
7 1 (0.52%) Ariba
7 1 (0.52%) MicroStrategy
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle
7 1 (0.52%) Palo Alto