Automotive Contracts in Bedfordshire

Automotive
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 28 31
Rank change year-on-year +5 +3 +9
Contract jobs citing Automotive 10 7 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 6.37% 2.85% 0.54%
As % of the General category 7.35% 3.65% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 £363 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £375 £600
Median % change year-on-year +73.33% -37.50% +77.78%
75th Percentile £684 £388 -
90th Percentile £690 - -
East of England median daily rate £511 £375 £600
% change year-on-year +36.27% -37.50% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile £22.95 - -
25th Percentile £27.24 £15.29 -
Median hourly rate £28.47 £23.55 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.92% - -
75th Percentile £30.34 £32.90 -
90th Percentile £30.78 - -
East of England median hourly rate £28.47 £37.25 £62.50
% change year-on-year -23.57% -40.40% +11.61%

All General Skills
Bedfordshire

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 common skills in Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 136 192 115
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 86.62% 78.05% 62.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 107 76
10th Percentile £350 £308 £208
25th Percentile £500 £406 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £525 £506
Median % change year-on-year +10.48% +3.70% +1.25%
75th Percentile £681 £586 £600
90th Percentile £700 £750 £641
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £479
% change year-on-year +5.26% -0.78% +6.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 35 3
10th Percentile £20.26 £15.33 £59.00
25th Percentile £27.94 £15.39 £70.63
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.50 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year +179.07% -76.11% +56.52%
75th Percentile £77.50 £38.33 -
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £31.21 £38.12 £21.00
% change year-on-year -18.13% +81.52% +44.83%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Bedfordshire

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Bedfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in Bedfordshire

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Bedfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in Bedfordshire

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in Bedfordshire

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Bedford -1 3 £650 - 13
Automotive
East of England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 1 (10.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (20.00%) CANalyzer
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (30.00%) SAP ERP
1 3 (30.00%) SAP EWM
1 3 (30.00%) SAP GTS
1 3 (30.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) CANoe
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Japanese Language
2 3 (30.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (20.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Electronics
4 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) SAP Engineer
1 3 (30.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Test Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Active Directory Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Test Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) PMO Manager
3 1 (10.00%) PMO Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Service Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Infotainment
1 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (10.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Android
1 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Project Management
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 4 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (30.00%) Data Management
4 3 (30.00%) ERP
4 3 (30.00%) PRINCE2
4 3 (30.00%) Software Engineering
5 2 (20.00%) Change Control
5 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Requirements Management
5 2 (20.00%) SDLC
5 2 (20.00%) Telematics
6 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
6 1 (10.00%) Quality Management
6 1 (10.00%) Resource Management
6 1 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) ABAP
1 3 (30.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) PMP
3 2 (20.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (10.00%) CISSP
4 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) SAP