Automotive Contracts in England

Automotive
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 299 364 447
Rank change year-on-year +65 +83 +3
Contract jobs citing Automotive 255 330 358
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.69% 0.65% 0.50%
As % of the General category 1.18% 1.10% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 233 264
10th Percentile £291 £313 £315
25th Percentile £325 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +7.24%
75th Percentile £586 £550 £551
90th Percentile £698 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £477 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +0.42% -5.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 24 26
10th Percentile £16.39 £22.16 £21.88
25th Percentile £31.46 £22.21 £24.94
Median hourly rate £45.00 £39.00 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +13.04% -23.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £60.16 £56.00
90th Percentile - £65.00 £56.50
UK median hourly rate £46.25 £39.00 £34.50
% change year-on-year +18.59% +13.04% -23.33%

All General Skills
England

Automotive is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,593 29,947 40,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.42% 59.25% 56.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,921 20,994 27,954
10th Percentile £275 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 988 1,324
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.44 £14.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
Median % change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%
75th Percentile £51.50 £61.25 £45.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.26 £57.97
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%

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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 -3 71 £525 +13.51% 373
South East -16 60 £473 -3.08% 261
West Midlands +9 58 £525 +2.44% 291
London +100 46 £500 +2.30% 109
East of England +39 41 £375 -32.13% 189
North of England +38 21 £575 +27.78% 204
East Midlands +2 13 £408 +16.43% 82
North West +19 12 £588 -5.05% 122
South West +10 12 £425 +6.25% 133
North East +26 7 - - 25
Yorkshire +15 2 £265 -37.65% 60
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 8 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.57%) Confluence
2 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.78%) Apache
4 1 (0.39%) CMS
Applications
1 30 (11.76%) Simulink
2 27 (10.59%) Stateflow
3 7 (2.75%) Sketch
4 6 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (1.96%) InVision
5 5 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (1.96%) TargetLink
6 4 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.78%) CATIA
7 2 (0.78%) Maya
7 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.78%) NUKE
7 2 (0.78%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.57%) SAP WM
3 2 (0.78%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.39%) DELMIA
4 1 (0.39%) iTrent
4 1 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.39%) SAP APO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.39%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.39%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 12 (4.71%) AWS
2 9 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (2.75%) Azure
4 6 (2.35%) Figma
5 5 (1.96%) GCP
5 5 (1.96%) Snowflake
6 4 (1.57%) OneDrive
6 4 (1.57%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.18%) Adobe Analytics
8 2 (0.78%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (0.78%) GitHub
8 2 (0.78%) PaaS
8 2 (0.78%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.78%) Serverless
8 2 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.39%) Bloomreach
9 1 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.39%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.39%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.96%) Firewall
1 5 (1.96%) J1939
2 4 (1.57%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.57%) Internet
3 3 (1.18%) Intranet
3 3 (1.18%) LAN
3 3 (1.18%) RTSP
3 3 (1.18%) VPN
3 3 (1.18%) WAN
4 2 (0.78%) DHCP
4 2 (0.78%) SSL
4 2 (0.78%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.78%) VLAN
4 2 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.39%) HTTP
5 1 (0.39%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (1.57%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.18%) BigQuery
2 3 (1.18%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.78%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.78%) Metadata
3 2 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.78%) Power BI
4 1 (0.39%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (0.39%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 10 (3.92%) JIRA
2 8 (3.14%) Git
3 7 (2.75%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.96%) Subversion
5 2 (0.78%) JMeter
5 2 (0.78%) Selenium
5 2 (0.78%) TestRail
6 1 (0.39%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
General
1 48 (18.82%) Manufacturing
2 44 (17.25%) Social Skills
3 25 (9.80%) Electronics
3 25 (9.80%) Legal
4 19 (7.45%) Finance
4 19 (7.45%) Retail
5 16 (6.27%) Aerospace
6 12 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (3.14%) Marketing
8 7 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (2.35%) Advertising
10 4 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.57%) Military
10 4 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.18%) German Language
11 3 (1.18%) Law
12 2 (0.78%) French Language
12 2 (0.78%) Games
12 2 (0.78%) Portuguese Language
12 2 (0.78%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 42 (16.47%) Software Engineer
2 25 (9.80%) Analyst
2 25 (9.80%) Embedded Engineer
3 22 (8.63%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (7.45%) Senior
4 19 (7.45%) Systems Engineer
5 15 (5.88%) Consultant
6 14 (5.49%) Developer
6 14 (5.49%) Lead
6 14 (5.49%) Project Manager
7 10 (3.92%) Architect
8 9 (3.53%) Business Analyst
8 9 (3.53%) SAP Consultant
9 8 (3.14%) Author
9 8 (3.14%) Technical Author
10 7 (2.75%) Control Systems Engineer
10 7 (2.75%) Principal Engineer
10 7 (2.75%) Programmer
11 6 (2.35%) Database Analyst
11 6 (2.35%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.14%) React
2 5 (1.96%) CSS
3 4 (1.57%) AngularJS
3 4 (1.57%) Kafka
3 4 (1.57%) Node.js
4 3 (1.18%) .NET
4 3 (1.18%) .NET Core
4 3 (1.18%) Blazor
4 3 (1.18%) HTML
4 3 (1.18%) Middleware
4 3 (1.18%) OpenGL
4 3 (1.18%) WebRTC
5 2 (0.78%) Framer.js
5 2 (0.78%) Redux
5 2 (0.78%) REST
5 2 (0.78%) RESTful
5 2 (0.78%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.78%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.78%) V-Ray
5 2 (0.78%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 31 (12.16%) Algorithms
2 10 (3.92%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.75%) Life Science
4 6 (2.35%) Infotainment
4 6 (2.35%) Renewable Energy
5 5 (1.96%) CAN bus
5 5 (1.96%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.57%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.57%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.18%) CUDA
7 3 (1.18%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.18%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.78%) 3D Graphics
8 2 (0.78%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.78%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.78%) SCADA
8 2 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.92%) Windows
2 8 (3.14%) Linux
3 5 (1.96%) Unix
4 3 (1.18%) VMS
5 2 (0.78%) Android
5 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.78%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.39%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (23.53%) Software Engineering
2 54 (21.18%) Agile
3 37 (14.51%) Validation
4 31 (12.16%) Project Management
5 26 (10.20%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 26 (10.20%) Test Automation
6 25 (9.80%) Computer Science
7 24 (9.41%) Verification and Validation
8 21 (8.24%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (5.49%) Customer Service
11 12 (4.71%) ITIL
11 12 (4.71%) Quality Management
12 9 (3.53%) Analytics
12 9 (3.53%) Change Management
12 9 (3.53%) End-to-End Testing
12 9 (3.53%) Product Strategy
12 9 (3.53%) Scrum
13 8 (3.14%) Cybersecurity
13 8 (3.14%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.76%) MATLAB
2 23 (9.02%) C
3 16 (6.27%) Embedded C
4 14 (5.49%) SQL
5 9 (3.53%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.14%) Java
7 7 (2.75%) C++
8 6 (2.35%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.96%) Embedded C++
10 3 (1.18%) C#
10 3 (1.18%) Python
11 2 (0.78%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.78%) VB
12 1 (0.39%) ABAP
12 1 (0.39%) Bash
12 1 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.39%) PHP
Qualifications
1 30 (11.76%) Degree
2 13 (5.10%) Master's Degree
3 5 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (1.18%) HNC
5 2 (0.78%) ISTQB
5 2 (0.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 2 (0.78%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.78%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.39%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.39%) CISA
6 1 (0.39%) CISSP
6 1 (0.39%) HND
6 1 (0.39%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.71%) AUTOSAR
2 10 (3.92%) QA
3 8 (3.14%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.35%) ISO 26262
5 5 (1.96%) MISRA
5 5 (1.96%) MISRA C
6 3 (1.18%) SLA
7 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.78%) GDPR
7 2 (0.78%) GRC
7 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.78%) PMO
8 1 (0.39%) COBIT
8 1 (0.39%) ITGC
System Software
1 6 (2.35%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) Firmware
2 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.35%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.78%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (10.20%) SAP
2 24 (9.41%) Microsoft
3 13 (5.10%) Informatica
4 5 (1.96%) Apple
5 4 (1.57%) Adobe
6 3 (1.18%) MathWorks
6 3 (1.18%) NVIDIA
7 2 (0.78%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.78%) Google
7 2 (0.78%) IBM
7 2 (0.78%) Oracle
7 2 (0.78%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.39%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.39%) BT
8 1 (0.39%) Cisco
8 1 (0.39%) MobileIron
8 1 (0.39%) NetApp
8 1 (0.39%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.39%) Siemens
8 1 (0.39%) Tanium