Automotive
West Midlands > Coventry
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Coventry. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 15 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +7 | -3 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Automotive | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Coventry | 2.44% | 5.56% | 3.83% |
| As % of the General category | 3.75% | 8.93% | 8.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £514 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £375 | £516 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £220 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.00% | -23.81% | +35.48% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £425 | £534 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £536 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £363 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.38% | -23.81% | +8.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £26.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £27.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £40.46 | £39.50 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.43% | -5.95% | +41.18% |
All General Skills
Coventry
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 Coventry.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 80 | 56 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry | 65.04% | 62.22% | 42.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 40 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £324 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £277 | £375 | £251 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +11.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £626 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £675 | £699 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.97 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.50 | £22.42 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.00 | £25.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -32.30% | +19.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £18.50 | £28.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £29.33 | £19.59 | £22.86 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.72% | -14.30% | +38.97% |
Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
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Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Automotive.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Automotive.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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: