Automotive Contracts in England

Automotive
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 339 301 356
Rank change year-on-year -38 +55 +100
Contract jobs citing Automotive 146 257 332
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.60% 0.69% 0.66%
As % of the General category 0.94% 1.18% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 106 236
10th Percentile £250 £294 £313
25th Percentile £378 £331 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £604 £587 £560
90th Percentile £675 £684 £638
UK median daily rate £469 £490 £478
% change year-on-year -4.24% +2.51% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 102 24
10th Percentile £21.15 £16.39 £22.16
25th Percentile £27.47 £31.46 £22.21
Median hourly rate £32.50 £45.00 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +15.38% +13.04%
75th Percentile £39.02 £57.50 £60.16
90th Percentile £54.50 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £46.25 £39.00
% change year-on-year -29.73% +18.59% +13.04%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15,588 21,714 29,873
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 64.01% 58.38% 59.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,124 13,995 20,957
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £650 £650 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 672 1,789 975
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.00 £13.97
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.50 £18.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%
75th Percentile £56.25 £51.91 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.01 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North of England +34 38 £563 -2.17% 133
North West +40 37 £563 -4.26% 82
South East +16 30 £463 -2.12% 175
London +20 28 £438 -12.50% 190
Midlands -20 28 £410 -21.90% 225
West Midlands -21 23 £410 -21.90% 157
East of England +7 18 £511 +36.27% 124
East Midlands +1 4 £435 +6.75% 63
South West +35 1 - - 94
Yorkshire +7 1 - - 34
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 11 (7.53%) Confluence
2 3 (2.05%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.68%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (6.16%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.42%) Maya
3 5 (3.42%) NUKE
3 5 (3.42%) Simulink
4 3 (2.05%) CANalyzer
4 3 (2.05%) CATIA
5 1 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.68%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.68%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 19 (13.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.05%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.05%) SAP EWM
2 3 (2.05%) SAP GTS
3 2 (1.37%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.37%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.68%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.68%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.68%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.68%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.68%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.68%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.68%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.11%) Azure
1 6 (4.11%) SaaS
2 4 (2.74%) AWS
2 4 (2.74%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.05%) GCP
4 2 (1.37%) Google Analytics
4 2 (1.37%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.37%) PaaS
5 1 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.68%) GitHub
5 1 (0.68%) IaaS
5 1 (0.68%) iPaaS
5 1 (0.68%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.68%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.11%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.74%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.05%) MQTT
4 2 (1.37%) HTTP
4 2 (1.37%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.68%) DHCP
5 1 (0.68%) DNS
5 1 (0.68%) FlexRay
5 1 (0.68%) Internet
5 1 (0.68%) LAN
5 1 (0.68%) WAN
5 1 (0.68%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.05%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.37%) Big Data
3 2 (1.37%) Metadata
3 2 (1.37%) MySQL
3 2 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.37%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.37%) Tableau
4 1 (0.68%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.68%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.68%) HBase
4 1 (0.68%) Impala
4 1 (0.68%) Power BI
4 1 (0.68%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 23 (15.75%) JIRA
2 1 (0.68%) Appium
2 1 (0.68%) CANoe
2 1 (0.68%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.68%) Git
2 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.68%) LSMW
2 1 (0.68%) Selenium
General
1 56 (38.36%) Social Skills
2 28 (19.18%) Manufacturing
3 27 (18.49%) Finance
4 23 (15.75%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (9.59%) Retail
6 9 (6.16%) Influencing Skills
6 9 (6.16%) Marketing
7 7 (4.79%) Aerospace
7 7 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.42%) Legal
8 5 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.74%) Advertising
9 4 (2.74%) Electronics
9 4 (2.74%) Games
10 3 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.05%) Japanese Language
10 3 (2.05%) Military
11 2 (1.37%) Aviation
11 2 (1.37%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (10.96%) Analyst
2 12 (8.22%) Project Manager
2 12 (8.22%) Senior
3 8 (5.48%) Business Analyst
3 8 (5.48%) Consultant
4 7 (4.79%) Architect
4 7 (4.79%) Developer
5 6 (4.11%) Lead
5 6 (4.11%) Software Engineer
6 5 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 4 (2.74%) Account Manager
7 4 (2.74%) Applications Support
7 4 (2.74%) Data Engineer
7 4 (2.74%) IT Support
7 4 (2.74%) SAP Consultant
7 4 (2.74%) Security Engineer
7 4 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
8 3 (2.05%) Product Manager
8 3 (2.05%) SAP Engineer
8 3 (2.05%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.11%) REST
2 4 (2.74%) Django
2 4 (2.74%) HTML
3 3 (2.05%) CSS
4 2 (1.37%) EDI
4 2 (1.37%) IDoc
4 2 (1.37%) PostGIS
4 2 (1.37%) PySpark
4 2 (1.37%) React
4 2 (1.37%) XML
5 1 (0.68%) D3.js
5 1 (0.68%) Enzyme
5 1 (0.68%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.68%) Jest
5 1 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.68%) Next.js
5 1 (0.68%) OpenCL
5 1 (0.68%) Redux
5 1 (0.68%) Sass
5 1 (0.68%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.90%) Management Information System
2 11 (7.53%) Industry 4.0
3 10 (6.85%) IoT
4 9 (6.16%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.79%) Infotainment
6 6 (4.11%) Algorithms
6 6 (4.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 5 (3.42%) Animation
7 5 (3.42%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.42%) e-Learning
7 5 (3.42%) Podcast
7 5 (3.42%) Virtual Reality
8 4 (2.74%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (2.74%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (2.74%) Life Science
9 3 (2.05%) Data Structures
9 3 (2.05%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.05%) Onboarding
9 3 (2.05%) PMI
9 3 (2.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.05%) Android
1 3 (2.05%) Linux
1 3 (2.05%) Unix
2 2 (1.37%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.37%) Embedded Linux
2 2 (1.37%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.40%) Agile
2 37 (25.34%) Project Management
3 32 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (11.64%) Computer Science
4 17 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (9.59%) Roadmaps
6 13 (8.90%) Analytics
6 13 (8.90%) Mentoring
7 12 (8.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 12 (8.22%) Technical Leadership
8 11 (7.53%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (7.53%) ERP
8 11 (7.53%) PLM
8 11 (7.53%) Project Delivery
9 9 (6.16%) Agile Project Management
9 9 (6.16%) Decision-Making
9 9 (6.16%) Logistics
9 9 (6.16%) Product Roadmap
9 9 (6.16%) User Experience
9 9 (6.16%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 14 (9.59%) SQL
2 12 (8.22%) Python
3 7 (4.79%) C++
4 6 (4.11%) Java
4 6 (4.11%) MATLAB
5 3 (2.05%) ABAP
5 3 (2.05%) Tcl
6 2 (1.37%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.37%) PL/SQL
6 2 (1.37%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.68%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.68%) C
7 1 (0.68%) PHP
7 1 (0.68%) Scala
7 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.68%) SOQL
7 1 (0.68%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 37 (25.34%) Degree
2 14 (9.59%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (7.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (5.48%) Master's Degree
5 7 (4.79%) Security Cleared
6 5 (3.42%) ISEB
6 5 (3.42%) PMI Certification
6 5 (3.42%) PMP
6 5 (3.42%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.74%) IIBA
8 1 (0.68%) CISMP
8 1 (0.68%) CISSP
8 1 (0.68%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.68%) CSPO
8 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.68%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.68%) OSCE
8 1 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.68%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.79%) GDPR
2 5 (3.42%) AUTOSAR
3 3 (2.05%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.05%) PMO
3 3 (2.05%) QA
3 3 (2.05%) SLA
4 2 (1.37%) COSHH
4 2 (1.37%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.37%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.37%) PMBOK
5 1 (0.68%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.68%) NCSC
5 1 (0.68%) NIST
5 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (2.74%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.68%) Firmware
2 1 (0.68%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 6 (4.11%) MOM
2 2 (1.37%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.68%) SCOM
Vendors
1 30 (20.55%) SAP
2 21 (14.38%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.16%) Salesforce
4 6 (4.11%) Rockwell
4 6 (4.11%) Siemens
5 4 (2.74%) Adobe
5 4 (2.74%) Atlassian
5 4 (2.74%) Hitachi
6 3 (2.05%) Google
6 3 (2.05%) Oracle
6 3 (2.05%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.37%) Informatica
8 1 (0.68%) Ariba
8 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.68%) Cognos
8 1 (0.68%) Databricks
8 1 (0.68%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.68%) NVIDIA
8 1 (0.68%) VMware
8 1 (0.68%) Zuora