The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Automotive over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automotive
Rank 318 336 353
Rank change year-on-year
+18 +17
Contract jobs citing Automotive 202 228 231
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.486% 0.427% 0.409%
As % of the General category 1.128% 0.949% 0.816%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 58 50
Average daily rate £400 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £193 £218
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £476
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £350 £345
% change year-on-year
+5.71% +1.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 39 53
Average hourly rate £37.25 £32.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.61% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £20.00 £11.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £34.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+15.38% +8.33%
All of the General Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
17900 24023 28301
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 43.06% 45.03% 50.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11099 14616 17229
Average daily rate £450 £440 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.27% -12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £603 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 609 707 891
Average hourly rate £25.00 £23.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.69% -8.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.00 £11.44
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £42.50 £41.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Automotive across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

England Automotive Jobs Demand Trend

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Automotive across the England region.

England Automotive Daily Rate Trend

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automotive across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Automotive Daily Rate Histogram

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Automotive across the England region.

England Automotive Hourly Rate Trend

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automotive across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Automotive Hourly Rate Histogram

Automotive
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Midlands +5 96 £500 +42.85%
South East +20 36 £350 +12.00%
East of England +14 22 £269 +13.15%
London +5 17 £450 +20.00%
Midlands 0 8 £500 +25.00%
North West +15 4 £238 +88.49%
South West +16 3 £213 -37.50%
East Midlands +1 3 - -
Yorkshire - 2 - -
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Automotive also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Automotive.

1 120 (31.33%) SAP
2 105 (27.42%) Manufacturing
3 67 (17.49%) Finance
4 61 (15.93%) Project Management
5 34 (8.877%) Validation
6 32 (8.355%) Change Management
6 32 (8.355%) Logistics
7 30 (7.833%) Stakeholder Management
8 29 (7.572%) C
9 28 (7.311%) CRM
10 27 (7.050%) C++
11 26 (6.789%) JavaScript
12 25 (6.527%) SAP Implementation
13 24 (6.266%) PLM
14 23 (6.005%) ERP
14 23 (6.005%) Business Analysis
15 22 (5.744%) jQuery
15 22 (5.744%) SQL
16 21 (5.483%) Degree
17 20 (5.222%) Retail
17 20 (5.222%) .NET
17 20 (5.222%) Migration
18 19 (4.961%) HTML
18 19 (4.961%) CSS
18 19 (4.961%) Business Intelligence
18 19 (4.961%) Microsoft
19 18 (4.700%) Windows
20 17 (4.439%) XML
20 17 (4.439%) Aerospace
20 17 (4.439%) Electronics

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Automotive also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Automotive. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 22 (5.744%) jQuery
2 20 (5.222%) .NET
3 19 (4.961%) HTML
3 19 (4.961%) CSS
4 17 (4.439%) XML
5 13 (3.394%) CSS3
6 11 (2.872%) HTML5
7 10 (2.611%) XSLT
8 9 (2.350%) XHTML
9 8 (2.089%) EDI
10 6 (1.567%) WebSphere
10 6 (1.567%) J2EE
10 6 (1.567%) Ajax
11 5 (1.305%) ASP.NET
11 5 (1.305%) Web Services
11 5 (1.305%) Middleware
12 4 (1.044%) .NET Framework
12 4 (1.044%) JSP
13 3 (0.783%) SAP Basis
13 3 (0.783%) EDIFACT
Application Platforms
1 4 (1.044%) Adobe CQ
2 3 (0.783%) CMS
3 2 (0.522%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.522%) Lotus Notes
3 2 (0.522%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.261%) Apache
4 1 (0.261%) MQSeries
4 1 (0.261%) WinCC
4 1 (0.261%) SAS
4 1 (0.261%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.261%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.261%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.261%) ESB
4 1 (0.261%) Drupal
Applications
1 16 (4.178%) MS Office
2 15 (3.916%) MS Excel
3 12 (3.133%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.872%) Simulink
5 10 (2.611%) Photoshop
6 8 (2.089%) MS PowerPoint
7 7 (1.828%) Windchill
7 7 (1.828%) MS Project
8 3 (0.783%) CATIA
9 2 (0.522%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.522%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.522%) CINEMA 4D
9 2 (0.522%) FrameMaker
9 2 (0.522%) Maya
10 1 (0.261%) Fireworks
10 1 (0.261%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 14 (3.655%) ENOVIA
2 9 (2.350%) SAP CO
2 9 (2.350%) SAP FI
2 9 (2.350%) SAP CRM
2 9 (2.350%) SAP FI/CO
3 8 (2.089%) Teamcenter
4 7 (1.828%) SAP MM
4 7 (1.828%) SAP PP
5 6 (1.567%) SAP ERP
5 6 (1.567%) SAP EWM
6 5 (1.305%) SAP SD
7 3 (0.783%) SAP APO
7 3 (0.783%) SAP GRC
7 3 (0.783%) SAP MII
8 2 (0.522%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.522%) SAP SCM
8 2 (0.522%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 2 (0.522%) SAP R/3
9 1 (0.261%) SAP PS
9 1 (0.261%) SAP WM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.872%) Internet
2 7 (1.828%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.044%) Ethernet
4 3 (0.783%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.783%) SAN
4 3 (0.783%) Wireless
4 3 (0.783%) NAS
5 2 (0.522%) ZigBee
5 2 (0.522%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.522%) IPv4
5 2 (0.522%) IPv6
5 2 (0.522%) GPRS
5 2 (0.522%) GSM
5 2 (0.522%) FTP
5 2 (0.522%) HTTP
6 1 (0.261%) VPN
6 1 (0.261%) DNS
6 1 (0.261%) DHCP
6 1 (0.261%) CTI
6 1 (0.261%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.133%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.089%) BusinessObjects
3 7 (1.828%) SAP Data Services
3 7 (1.828%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.567%) MySQL
5 4 (1.044%) SAP BI
6 3 (0.783%) MS Access
6 3 (0.783%) DataStage
7 2 (0.522%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.261%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.261%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.261%) DB2
8 1 (0.261%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.261%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (0.261%) WebFOCUS
8 1 (0.261%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.261%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.261%) BusinessObjects XI
8 1 (0.261%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 1 (0.261%) IDMS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.044%) Subversion
1 4 (1.044%) Selenium
2 3 (0.783%) Visual Studio
2 3 (0.783%) LSMW
2 3 (0.783%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.522%) SpecFlow
3 2 (0.522%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.522%) Fiddler
3 2 (0.522%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.522%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (0.261%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.261%) RequisitePro
4 1 (0.261%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.261%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.261%) Bugzilla
4 1 (0.261%) Xcode
4 1 (0.261%) Talend Open Studio
4 1 (0.261%) JIRA
4 1 (0.261%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.261%) Ant
General
1 105 (27.42%) Manufacturing
2 67 (17.49%) Finance
3 20 (5.222%) Retail
4 17 (4.439%) Aerospace
4 17 (4.439%) Electronics
5 16 (4.178%) Marketing
6 9 (2.350%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.089%) Advertising
8 7 (1.828%) Banking
8 7 (1.828%) Avionics
9 6 (1.567%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.044%) Front Office
10 4 (1.044%) Legal
10 4 (1.044%) Games
10 4 (1.044%) German Language
11 2 (0.522%) Military
11 2 (0.522%) Billing
11 2 (0.522%) Music
12 1 (0.261%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.261%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 57 (14.88%) Consultant
2 51 (13.32%) Analyst
3 49 (12.79%) Developer
4 48 (12.53%) Project Manager
5 47 (12.27%) SAP Consultant
6 38 (9.922%) Business Analyst
7 28 (7.311%) Architect
8 24 (6.266%) Software Engineer
9 17 (4.439%) SAP Architect
10 15 (3.916%) Front-End Developer
11 13 (3.394%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (3.133%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.872%) Test Engineer
14 10 (2.611%) SAP Manager
15 9 (2.350%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.350%) Test Manager
16 8 (2.089%) Systems Engineer
16 8 (2.089%) SAP Analyst
16 8 (2.089%) Applications Engineer
17 7 (1.828%) SAP PP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (3.133%) Telematics
2 8 (2.089%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (2.089%) Mobile App
2 8 (2.089%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.567%) Device Driver
3 6 (1.567%) PMI
4 5 (1.305%) CAN bus
4 5 (1.305%) iPad
4 5 (1.305%) FMCG
5 4 (1.044%) iPhone
5 4 (1.044%) Client/Server
5 4 (1.044%) Digital Media
5 4 (1.044%) Social Media
5 4 (1.044%) Animation
6 3 (0.783%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 3 (0.783%) Smartphone
6 3 (0.783%) Physics
6 3 (0.783%) Firmware
6 3 (0.783%) Data Conversion
7 2 (0.522%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.700%) Windows
2 15 (3.916%) Linux
3 8 (2.089%) Windows 7
4 7 (1.828%) Android
5 6 (1.567%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.044%) UNIX
6 4 (1.044%) Windows Server 2008
6 4 (1.044%) Windows XP
7 3 (0.783%) SUSE
8 2 (0.522%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.522%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.522%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.261%) VMS
9 1 (0.261%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.261%) Windows Phone 7
9 1 (0.261%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (15.93%) Project Management
2 34 (8.877%) Validation
3 32 (8.355%) Change Management
3 32 (8.355%) Logistics
4 30 (7.833%) Stakeholder Management
5 28 (7.311%) CRM
6 25 (6.527%) SAP Implementation
7 24 (6.266%) PLM
8 23 (6.005%) Business Analysis
8 23 (6.005%) ERP
9 20 (5.222%) Migration
10 19 (4.961%) Business Intelligence
11 16 (4.178%) Data Migration
12 15 (3.916%) PRINCE2
13 14 (3.655%) Use Case
13 14 (3.655%) Integration Testing
14 13 (3.394%) Data Modelling
14 13 (3.394%) Workflow
15 11 (2.872%) ETL
15 11 (2.872%) OO
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.572%) C
2 27 (7.050%) C++
3 26 (6.789%) JavaScript
4 22 (5.744%) SQL
5 15 (3.916%) C#
6 13 (3.394%) MATLAB
7 12 (3.133%) Java
8 11 (2.872%) Embedded C
9 10 (2.611%) PHP
10 7 (1.828%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.567%) Embedded C++
12 4 (1.044%) ABAP
12 4 (1.044%) VB
13 3 (0.783%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.783%) Perl
14 2 (0.522%) RPG
14 2 (0.522%) VBScript
14 2 (0.522%) RPG IV
15 1 (0.261%) R
15 1 (0.261%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 21 (5.483%) Degree
2 8 (2.089%) PMI Certification
3 5 (1.305%) ISEB
4 4 (1.044%) HND
4 4 (1.044%) MBA
5 3 (0.783%) HNC
5 3 (0.783%) PMP
5 3 (0.783%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 2 (0.522%) Sun Certification
7 1 (0.261%) MCSE
7 1 (0.261%) CCA
7 1 (0.261%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.261%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.261%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.261%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.261%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.261%) ACCA
7 1 (0.261%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.261%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.133%) QA
2 3 (0.783%) ISO 9001
2 3 (0.783%) TickIT
2 3 (0.783%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.522%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.261%) JTAG
4 1 (0.261%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.261%) DO-254
System Software
1 3 (0.783%) VMware ESX
1 3 (0.783%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.522%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.261%) Cygwin
Systems Management
1 3 (0.783%) Tivoli Storage Manager
1 3 (0.783%) SCCM
2 1 (0.261%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 120 (31.33%) SAP
2 19 (4.961%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.394%) Oracle
4 11 (2.872%) Salesforce.com
5 10 (2.611%) Business Objects
5 10 (2.611%) IBM
6 9 (2.350%) EMC
6 9 (2.350%) VMware
7 7 (1.828%) Adobe
8 4 (1.044%) Eloqua
9 3 (0.783%) Fujitsu
9 3 (0.783%) Teradata
9 3 (0.783%) QNX
9 3 (0.783%) CA
9 3 (0.783%) Sitecore
10 2 (0.522%) AccuRev
10 2 (0.522%) Hyperion
10 2 (0.522%) Siemens
10 2 (0.522%) Lotus
10 2 (0.522%) JD Edwards
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