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 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 320 323
Rank change year-on-year -32 +3 -14
Contract jobs citing Automotive 302 183 212
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.66% 0.66% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.19% 1.03% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 78 133
10th Percentile £298 £220 £300
25th Percentile £469 £333 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £448
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +0.45% -6.67%
75th Percentile £650 £608 £563
90th Percentile £788 £655 £670
UK median daily rate £550 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 49 33
10th Percentile £21.33 £22.04 £26.03
25th Percentile £24.86 £27.94 £36.75
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.60 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.71% -25.05% +31.94%
75th Percentile £33.99 £50.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £46.25 - £66.75
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £35.60 £47.75
% change year-on-year -8.71% -25.45% +34.51%

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 25,315 17,759 19,080
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.35% 64.32% 57.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,076 11,264 12,259
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £419 £400 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -5.20% -2.18%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £660
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,026 969 1,187
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.25 £14.43
25th Percentile £17.85 £16.36 £18.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%
75th Percentile £60.94 £50.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.03 £75.00 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £31.56 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +25.47% -34.02% +38.62%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 +1 125 £359 -8.95% 179
West Midlands -2 106 £425 +17.24% 108
South East -41 67 £520 +15.56% 132
London -63 45 £675 +36.71% 156
East of England -11 32 £510 +19.86% 79
North of England -81 25 £538 -6.52% 115
North West -50 24 £550 -4.35% 68
East Midlands -9 17 £292 -58.29% 71
South West -36 6 £550 - 47
Yorkshire - 1 £475 - 29
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 6 (1.99%) Confluence
2 4 (1.32%) CMS
3 2 (0.66%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 14 (4.64%) Adobe Illustrator
1 14 (4.64%) Photoshop
2 11 (3.64%) Adobe After Effects
3 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.99%) CATIA
4 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.99%) Windchill
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.33%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.99%) Teamcenter
3 4 (1.32%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.32%) SAP GTS
3 4 (1.32%) SAP SD
3 4 (1.32%) SAP VC
4 3 (0.99%) ENOVIA
4 3 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.66%) DELMIA
5 2 (0.66%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.33%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.33%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.33%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.64%) Figma
2 12 (3.97%) AWS
3 10 (3.31%) Azure
4 7 (2.32%) GCP
4 7 (2.32%) SaaS
5 5 (1.66%) GitHub
5 5 (1.66%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 4 (1.32%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 2 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.66%) Intacct
8 2 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.66%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.66%) Smartsheet
8 2 (0.66%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.33%) Azure Service Bus
9 1 (0.33%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.33%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.33%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.33%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.32%) VPN
2 6 (1.99%) Firewall
2 6 (1.99%) Network Security
3 4 (1.32%) DHCP
3 4 (1.32%) DNS
3 4 (1.32%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.32%) VLAN
4 2 (0.66%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.66%) FlexRay
4 2 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.33%) LAN
5 1 (0.33%) WAN
5 1 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.66%) Metadata
1 5 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (1.66%) Relational Database
1 5 (1.66%) Tableau
2 4 (1.32%) Power BI
3 2 (0.66%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.66%) Power Query
3 2 (0.66%) PowerPivot
3 2 (0.66%) Tableau Server
4 1 (0.33%) Looker
4 1 (0.33%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 10 (3.31%) Git
2 8 (2.65%) JIRA
3 4 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.99%) Ant
4 3 (0.99%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.99%) JUnit
4 3 (0.99%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.99%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.66%) CANoe
5 2 (0.66%) Postman
6 1 (0.33%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.33%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.33%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.33%) NUnit
6 1 (0.33%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.33%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.33%) Selenium
6 1 (0.33%) SpecFlow
General
1 60 (19.87%) Manufacturing
2 52 (17.22%) Social Skills
3 29 (9.60%) Finance
4 28 (9.27%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.62%) Aerospace
6 14 (4.64%) Marketing
7 11 (3.64%) Retail
8 6 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.99%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.66%) Agriculture
12 2 (0.66%) Aviation
12 2 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.66%) German Language
12 2 (0.66%) Legal
13 1 (0.33%) Banking
13 1 (0.33%) Front Office
13 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (10.93%) Analyst
1 33 (10.93%) Senior
2 30 (9.93%) Test Engineer
3 26 (8.61%) Designer
3 26 (8.61%) UI Designer
4 19 (6.29%) Data Engineer
4 19 (6.29%) Developer
5 18 (5.96%) Lead
5 18 (5.96%) Software Engineer
6 17 (5.63%) Quality Engineer
6 17 (5.63%) Senior Designer
6 17 (5.63%) Senior UI Designer
7 16 (5.30%) Systems Engineer
8 14 (4.64%) Project Manager
9 13 (4.30%) Architect
10 12 (3.97%) Salesforce Engineer
11 11 (3.64%) Embedded Engineer
11 11 (3.64%) QA Engineer
12 10 (3.31%) Business Analyst
13 8 (2.65%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.65%) REST
2 6 (1.99%) Kafka
3 5 (1.66%) SOAP
4 4 (1.32%) 802.1X
4 4 (1.32%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (1.32%) Spring
4 4 (1.32%) VML
4 4 (1.32%) Web Services
5 3 (0.99%) .NET
5 3 (0.99%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 3 (0.99%) HTML
5 3 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.99%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.99%) Visualforce
6 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.66%) NHibernate
6 2 (0.66%) OAuth
6 2 (0.66%) Qt
6 2 (0.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.63%) Animation
2 11 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.31%) Robotics
4 9 (2.98%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (1.99%) Algorithms
5 6 (1.99%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.32%) Infotainment
6 4 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (1.32%) PKI
6 4 (1.32%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.32%) Taxonomies
7 3 (0.99%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.99%) Virtual Reality
8 2 (0.66%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.66%) Life Science
8 2 (0.66%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.32%) Linux
2 4 (1.32%) Ubuntu
2 4 (1.32%) VMS
3 2 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.66%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.66%) Windows
4 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (15.56%) Validation
2 42 (13.91%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (11.59%) Software Engineering
4 33 (10.93%) Migration
5 28 (9.27%) Stakeholder Management
6 27 (8.94%) Agile
6 27 (8.94%) Analytics
6 27 (8.94%) User Experience
7 26 (8.61%) Software Testing
8 24 (7.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (7.95%) Data Migration
9 21 (6.95%) CRM
10 19 (6.29%) AI
11 18 (5.96%) ERP
12 15 (4.97%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
12 15 (4.97%) Logistics
12 15 (4.97%) Project Management
12 15 (4.97%) UX Design
13 14 (4.64%) SDLC
13 14 (4.64%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.64%) Python
2 13 (4.30%) SQL
3 10 (3.31%) C++
4 9 (2.98%) Java
5 8 (2.65%) Ada
6 5 (1.66%) SOQL
7 4 (1.32%) Bash
7 4 (1.32%) C
8 3 (0.99%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.99%) C#
8 3 (0.99%) Embedded C++
8 3 (0.99%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.99%) SOSL
9 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.66%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.33%) Korn
Qualifications
1 36 (11.92%) Degree
2 15 (4.97%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.97%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.99%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (1.32%) CCNP
5 4 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.32%) JNCIP
5 4 (1.32%) JNCIS
6 3 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.99%) IIBA
6 3 (0.99%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.99%) PMP
7 2 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.66%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.66%) HNC
8 1 (0.33%) CCA
8 1 (0.33%) HND
8 1 (0.33%) ISEB
8 1 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.33%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.62%) Data Quality
2 16 (5.30%) QA
3 4 (1.32%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.32%) MISRA
4 3 (0.99%) Automotive SPICE
4 3 (0.99%) IEC 61508
5 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.66%) GDPR
5 2 (0.66%) ISO 26262
5 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.33%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.33%) NIST
6 1 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (0.66%) Docker
2 1 (0.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (2.65%) Functional Safety
2 7 (2.32%) Terraform
3 4 (1.32%) Ansible
3 4 (1.32%) systemd
4 2 (0.66%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (9.60%) Salesforce
2 27 (8.94%) SAP
3 16 (5.30%) Microsoft
4 14 (4.64%) Adobe
5 12 (3.97%) Oracle
6 9 (2.98%) Siemens
7 6 (1.99%) Google
8 5 (1.66%) Siebel
9 4 (1.32%) Cisco
9 4 (1.32%) Juniper
9 4 (1.32%) MikroTik
9 4 (1.32%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.99%) Checkmarx
10 3 (0.99%) Databricks
10 3 (0.99%) PTC
10 3 (0.99%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.66%) Logi Analytics
11 2 (0.66%) QNX
11 2 (0.66%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.66%) Sage