The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
121
120
163
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+43
+30
Contract jobs citing Automotive
1
3
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
1,350
1,414
2,008
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
75.00%
68.08%
63.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
892
915
1,406
10th Percentile
£325
£361
£363
25th Percentile
£413
£463
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£678
£700
£725
90th Percentile
£775
£808
£825
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
10
11
10th Percentile
£17.02
£13.73
-
25th Percentile
£24.00
£17.06
£14.25
Median hourly rate
£31.25
£27.00
£18.00
Median % change year-on-year
+15.74%
+50.00%
-56.10%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£74.38
£40.16
90th Percentile
£67.89
£98.13
£68.75
Central London median hourly rate
£34.00
£27.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+25.93%
-1.82%
-32.10%
Automotive Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Automotive Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Automotive.
Automotive Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Automotive.
Automotive Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Automotive also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Automotive.
Automotive Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
