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 8 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 330 324
Rank change year-on-year -13 -6 -1
Contract jobs citing Automotive 317 187 206
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.69% 0.68% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.24% 1.06% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 77 126
10th Percentile £314 £220 £300
25th Percentile £475 £331 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £472
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -4.66% -5.60%
75th Percentile £650 £610 £560
90th Percentile £788 £656 £650
UK median daily rate £550 £450 £469
% change year-on-year +22.22% -4.05% -6.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 52 24
10th Percentile £21.33 £22.01 £25.58
25th Percentile £22.00 £27.94 £35.95
Median hourly rate £30.27 £35.60 £42.19
Median % change year-on-year -14.97% -15.62% +20.54%
75th Percentile £33.99 £50.00 £53.75
90th Percentile £41.75 - £68.75
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £35.60 £43.94
% change year-on-year -8.71% -18.98% +25.54%

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 25,479 17,601 18,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.41% 64.35% 57.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,106 11,153 11,799
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £424 £400 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
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 2,064 976 1,013
10th Percentile £13.99 £13.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £16.16 £18.00
Median hourly rate £31.50 £25.15 £39.68
Median % change year-on-year +25.25% -36.62% +44.29%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £72.50 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £30.58 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +21.59% -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 8 September 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 8 September 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 8 September 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 -6 127 £425 - 205
West Midlands -6 107 £425 +17.24% 121
South East -32 76 £500 +11.11% 195
London -64 47 £675 +45.95% 299
East of England -12 30 £510 +19.86% 131
North of England -70 28 £550 +3.48% 141
North West -52 27 £550 +3.48% 86
East Midlands -4 18 £292 -56.74% 84
South West -41 6 £550 - 72
Yorkshire - 1 £475 - 37
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 (1.58%) CMS
1 5 (1.58%) Confluence
2 2 (0.63%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 14 (4.42%) Adobe Illustrator
1 14 (4.42%) Photoshop
2 11 (3.47%) Adobe After Effects
3 7 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.95%) CATIA
5 3 (0.95%) Windchill
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.32%) Adobe Captivate
7 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 13 (4.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.84%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.58%) SAP VC
4 4 (1.26%) ENOVIA
4 4 (1.26%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.26%) SAP GTS
4 4 (1.26%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.95%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.63%) DELMIA
6 2 (0.63%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.32%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.32%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.32%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.42%) Figma
2 12 (3.79%) AWS
3 11 (3.47%) Azure
4 7 (2.21%) GCP
4 7 (2.21%) SaaS
5 6 (1.89%) GitHub
6 5 (1.58%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 4 (1.26%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 2 (0.63%) Intacct
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.63%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.63%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.32%) Amazon Kinesis
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.32%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.32%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.21%) VPN
2 6 (1.89%) Firewall
2 6 (1.89%) Network Security
3 4 (1.26%) DHCP
3 4 (1.26%) DNS
3 4 (1.26%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.26%) VLAN
4 3 (0.95%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.63%) FlexRay
5 2 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.32%) LAN
6 1 (0.32%) WAN
6 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.89%) Metadata
1 6 (1.89%) Tableau
2 5 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.58%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.26%) Power BI
4 2 (0.63%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.63%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.63%) Power Query
4 2 (0.63%) PowerPivot
4 2 (0.63%) Tableau Server
5 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.32%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.32%) Looker
5 1 (0.32%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 11 (3.47%) Git
2 7 (2.21%) JIRA
3 4 (1.26%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (1.26%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.95%) Ant
4 3 (0.95%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.95%) JUnit
4 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.63%) CANoe
5 2 (0.63%) Postman
6 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.32%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.32%) NUnit
6 1 (0.32%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.32%) Selenium
6 1 (0.32%) SpecFlow
General
1 67 (21.14%) Manufacturing
2 50 (15.77%) Social Skills
3 29 (9.15%) Finance
4 25 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.94%) Aerospace
6 14 (4.42%) Retail
7 12 (3.79%) Marketing
8 5 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (0.95%) German Language
9 3 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.63%) Agriculture
10 2 (0.63%) Aviation
10 2 (0.63%) Legal
10 2 (0.63%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.32%) Banking
11 1 (0.32%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (0.32%) Front Office
11 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 36 (11.36%) Senior
2 32 (10.09%) Analyst
3 27 (8.52%) Test Engineer
4 26 (8.20%) Designer
4 26 (8.20%) UI Designer
5 21 (6.62%) Software Engineer
5 21 (6.62%) Systems Engineer
6 20 (6.31%) Data Engineer
6 20 (6.31%) Lead
7 19 (5.99%) Developer
8 18 (5.68%) Architect
9 17 (5.36%) Quality Engineer
9 17 (5.36%) Senior Designer
9 17 (5.36%) Senior UI Designer
10 14 (4.42%) Project Manager
11 12 (3.79%) Salesforce Engineer
12 11 (3.47%) QA Engineer
13 10 (3.15%) Business Analyst
13 10 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 10 (3.15%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.84%) REST
2 7 (2.21%) Terraform
3 6 (1.89%) Kafka
4 5 (1.58%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (1.58%) SOAP
5 4 (1.26%) 802.1X
5 4 (1.26%) Spring
5 4 (1.26%) VML
5 4 (1.26%) Web Services
6 3 (0.95%) .NET
6 3 (0.95%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.95%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 3 (0.95%) HTML
6 3 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.95%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.95%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.63%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.63%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.63%) OAuth
7 2 (0.63%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.36%) Animation
2 12 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.15%) Robotics
4 9 (2.84%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (1.89%) Algorithms
5 6 (1.89%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.58%) Taxonomies
7 4 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.26%) Linux Command Line
7 4 (1.26%) PKI
7 4 (1.26%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.95%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.95%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.95%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (0.63%) CAN bus
9 2 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.63%) Infotainment
9 2 (0.63%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.21%) Linux
2 4 (1.26%) Ubuntu
2 4 (1.26%) VMS
3 2 (0.63%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.63%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.63%) Windows
4 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (17.98%) Validation
2 41 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (11.67%) Software Engineering
4 34 (10.73%) Migration
5 31 (9.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (9.46%) Software Testing
7 28 (8.83%) Analytics
7 28 (8.83%) User Experience
8 26 (8.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (7.89%) Data Migration
10 24 (7.57%) Agile
11 22 (6.94%) CRM
12 20 (6.31%) AI
13 18 (5.68%) ERP
13 18 (5.68%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
14 16 (5.05%) Logistics
14 16 (5.05%) UX Design
15 14 (4.42%) Cybersecurity
15 14 (4.42%) Data Analysis
15 14 (4.42%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.73%) Python
2 12 (3.79%) SQL
3 9 (2.84%) C++
3 9 (2.84%) Java
4 7 (2.21%) Ada
5 5 (1.58%) SOQL
6 4 (1.26%) Bash
7 3 (0.95%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.95%) C
7 3 (0.95%) C#
7 3 (0.95%) Embedded C++
7 3 (0.95%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.95%) SOSL
8 2 (0.63%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.32%) Korn
Qualifications
1 35 (11.04%) Degree
2 13 (4.10%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.47%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.89%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (1.26%) CCNP
5 4 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.26%) JNCIP
5 4 (1.26%) JNCIS
6 3 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.95%) IIBA
7 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.63%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.63%) HNC
8 1 (0.32%) CCA
8 1 (0.32%) HND
8 1 (0.32%) ISEB
8 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.32%) PMP
8 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.62%) Data Quality
2 16 (5.05%) QA
3 5 (1.58%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.26%) MISRA
5 3 (0.95%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.95%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.95%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.63%) GDPR
6 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.32%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (0.95%) Docker
2 1 (0.32%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (2.84%) Functional Safety
2 4 (1.26%) Ansible
2 4 (1.26%) systemd
3 3 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.32%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (8.83%) Salesforce
2 27 (8.52%) SAP
3 19 (5.99%) Microsoft
4 14 (4.42%) Adobe
5 12 (3.79%) Oracle
5 12 (3.79%) Siemens
6 5 (1.58%) Google
6 5 (1.58%) Siebel
7 4 (1.26%) Cisco
7 4 (1.26%) Databricks
7 4 (1.26%) Juniper
7 4 (1.26%) MikroTik
7 4 (1.26%) MuleSoft
8 3 (0.95%) Checkmarx
8 3 (0.95%) PTC
9 2 (0.63%) Logi
9 2 (0.63%) Logi Analytics
9 2 (0.63%) QNX
9 2 (0.63%) Qualtrics
9 2 (0.63%) Sage