Automotive Contracts in the UK excluding London

Automotive
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 203 203 281
Rank change year-on-year 0 +78 +8
Contract jobs citing Automotive 211 277 255
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.03% 1.18% 0.84%
As % of the General category 1.90% 2.09% 1.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 200 192
10th Percentile £294 £313 £338
25th Percentile £350 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £570 £550 £550
90th Percentile £650 £611 £625
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 23 14
10th Percentile £16.25 £16.37 £21.12
25th Percentile £28.42 £22.16 £27.31
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -16.67% -13.33%
75th Percentile £48.75 £55.31 £54.25
90th Percentile £58.00 £65.00 £69.63
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £38.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +23.38% +16.67% -26.67%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,128 13,244 16,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.33% 56.46% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,349 9,050 11,652
10th Percentile £206 £230 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% +5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,652 767 1,021
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.00 £13.89
Median hourly rate £28.42 £28.16 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +50.59% -4.10%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.59 £35.00
90th Percentile £66.69 £68.75 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.00
% change year-on-year -7.96% +48.16% -2.22%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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 67 £503 +5.79% 349
South East -23 62 £473 -0.53% 265
West Midlands +4 54 £513 -2.38% 264
East of England +32 42 £375 -37.84% 168
North of England +38 25 £575 +27.78% 192
North West +22 16 £575 -7.07% 118
East Midlands +8 13 £408 +16.43% 85
South West +3 13 £400 - 129
North East +19 7 - - 20
Scotland +42 2 £375 - 39
Yorkshire +14 2 £265 -37.65% 56
Wales +18 1 - - 30
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (3.32%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.37%) Confluence
3 4 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.95%) Apache
5 1 (0.47%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (11.37%) Simulink
2 21 (9.95%) Stateflow
3 5 (2.37%) TargetLink
4 4 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.90%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.95%) Maya
6 2 (0.95%) NUKE
6 2 (0.95%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.47%) CATIA
7 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.90%) SAP WM
2 2 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.47%) DELMIA
3 1 (0.47%) iTrent
3 1 (0.47%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.47%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 8 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (3.32%) AWS
3 6 (2.84%) Azure
4 4 (1.90%) OneDrive
4 4 (1.90%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.42%) GCP
5 3 (1.42%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.42%) Snowflake
6 2 (0.95%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (0.95%) GitHub
6 2 (0.95%) PaaS
6 2 (0.95%) Serverless
6 2 (0.95%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.47%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.37%) J1939
2 4 (1.90%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.90%) Firewall
2 4 (1.90%) Internet
3 3 (1.42%) Intranet
3 3 (1.42%) LAN
3 3 (1.42%) RTSP
3 3 (1.42%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.42%) WAN
4 2 (0.95%) DHCP
4 2 (0.95%) SSL
4 2 (0.95%) VLAN
4 2 (0.95%) VPN
4 2 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.47%) 2G
5 1 (0.47%) 5G
5 1 (0.47%) HTTP
5 1 (0.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.90%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.42%) Power BI
3 2 (0.95%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.95%) Data Vault
3 2 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.95%) Metadata
3 2 (0.95%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.47%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (0.47%) Looker
4 1 (0.47%) Power Query
4 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (5.69%) JIRA
2 9 (4.27%) Git
3 8 (3.79%) Bitbucket
4 5 (2.37%) Subversion
5 3 (1.42%) TestRail
6 2 (0.95%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.95%) JMeter
6 2 (0.95%) Selenium
7 1 (0.47%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.47%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio
General
1 47 (22.27%) Manufacturing
2 31 (14.69%) Social Skills
3 25 (11.85%) Electronics
4 17 (8.06%) Legal
5 16 (7.58%) Aerospace
6 13 (6.16%) Finance
6 13 (6.16%) Retail
7 7 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.84%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (1.90%) German Language
9 4 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.90%) Military
10 3 (1.42%) Marketing
10 3 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.95%) French Language
11 2 (0.95%) Games
11 2 (0.95%) Portuguese Language
11 2 (0.95%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.47%) Banking
Job Titles
1 37 (17.54%) Software Engineer
2 26 (12.32%) Embedded Engineer
3 23 (10.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 21 (9.95%) Analyst
5 16 (7.58%) Senior
6 15 (7.11%) Systems Engineer
7 14 (6.64%) Project Manager
8 10 (4.74%) Lead
9 9 (4.27%) Developer
10 8 (3.79%) Author
10 8 (3.79%) Technical Author
10 8 (3.79%) Test Engineer
11 7 (3.32%) Architect
11 7 (3.32%) Business Analyst
11 7 (3.32%) Principal Engineer
11 7 (3.32%) Programmer
11 7 (3.32%) Security Engineer
12 6 (2.84%) Administrator
12 6 (2.84%) Control Systems Engineer
12 6 (2.84%) Database Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.37%) .NET
2 4 (1.90%) .NET Core
2 4 (1.90%) Kafka
3 3 (1.42%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.42%) Blazor
3 3 (1.42%) Middleware
3 3 (1.42%) OpenGL
3 3 (1.42%) WebRTC
4 2 (0.95%) CSS
4 2 (0.95%) HTML
4 2 (0.95%) React
4 2 (0.95%) RESTful
4 2 (0.95%) TensorFlow
4 2 (0.95%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.95%) V-Ray
5 1 (0.47%) Java EE
5 1 (0.47%) REST
5 1 (0.47%) SAML
5 1 (0.47%) SAP ALE
5 1 (0.47%) Struts
Miscellaneous
1 25 (11.85%) Algorithms
2 10 (4.74%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.84%) Life Science
3 6 (2.84%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (2.37%) CAN bus
4 5 (2.37%) Operational Technology
5 4 (1.90%) Infotainment
5 4 (1.90%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.42%) CUDA
6 3 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.42%) PKI
6 3 (1.42%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.95%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.95%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.95%) SCADA
7 2 (0.95%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.74%) Windows
2 9 (4.27%) Linux
3 6 (2.84%) Unix
4 3 (1.42%) VMS
5 2 (0.95%) Android
5 2 (0.95%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.95%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.47%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (24.64%) Software Engineering
2 42 (19.91%) Agile
3 30 (14.22%) Validation
4 28 (13.27%) Project Management
5 24 (11.37%) Test Automation
6 20 (9.48%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
7 19 (9.00%) Computer Science
8 18 (8.53%) Verification and Validation
9 13 (6.16%) Customer Service
9 13 (6.16%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (5.21%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (5.21%) Quality Management
11 10 (4.74%) End-to-End Testing
11 10 (4.74%) ITIL
11 10 (4.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (3.79%) Functional Testing
12 8 (3.79%) Logistics
12 8 (3.79%) Software Testing
13 7 (3.32%) Continuous Improvement
13 7 (3.32%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.85%) C
2 24 (11.37%) MATLAB
3 16 (7.58%) Embedded C
4 15 (7.11%) SQL
5 10 (4.74%) C++
6 6 (2.84%) Java
7 5 (2.37%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.90%) C#
9 3 (1.42%) JavaScript
9 3 (1.42%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.95%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.95%) VB
11 1 (0.47%) ABAP
11 1 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.47%) PHP
11 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (13.74%) Degree
2 11 (5.21%) Master's Degree
3 6 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (1.90%) HNC
5 3 (1.42%) ISTQB
5 3 (1.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (0.95%) SC Cleared
6 2 (0.95%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.47%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.47%) CISA
7 1 (0.47%) CISSP
7 1 (0.47%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.16%) AUTOSAR
2 10 (4.74%) QA
3 7 (3.32%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.84%) ISO 26262
5 5 (2.37%) MISRA
5 5 (2.37%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.95%) GDPR
6 2 (0.95%) GRC
6 2 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.95%) PMO
6 2 (0.95%) SLA
7 1 (0.47%) COBIT
7 1 (0.47%) ITGC
System Software
1 6 (2.84%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.47%) Firmware
2 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.84%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.95%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.95%) RSA Archer
2 2 (0.95%) Terraform
3 1 (0.47%) HP Fortify
3 1 (0.47%) Nmap
3 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (8.53%) Microsoft
1 18 (8.53%) SAP
2 10 (4.74%) Informatica
3 3 (1.42%) Apple
3 3 (1.42%) MathWorks
3 3 (1.42%) NVIDIA
4 2 (0.95%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (0.95%) IBM
4 2 (0.95%) Oracle
4 2 (0.95%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.47%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (0.47%) BT
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco
5 1 (0.47%) Google
5 1 (0.47%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.47%) NetApp
5 1 (0.47%) QNX
5 1 (0.47%) Rockwell
5 1 (0.47%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.47%) Siemens