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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 333 301 344
Rank change year-on-year -32 +43 +101
Contract jobs citing Automotive 145 259 333
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.60% 0.71% 0.68%
As % of the General category 0.94% 1.22% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 103 235
10th Percentile £220 £290 £313
25th Percentile £340 £325 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £479 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +0.84% -5.00%
75th Percentile £598 £587 £560
90th Percentile £675 £705 £638
UK median daily rate £469 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -1.32% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 102 28
10th Percentile £21.08 £16.39 £19.26
25th Percentile £27.71 £31.46 £22.16
Median hourly rate £30.78 £46.25 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -33.45% +19.35% +17.42%
75th Percentile £39.91 £57.50 £52.50
90th Percentile £56.00 £58.63 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £30.78 £47.50 £38.50
% change year-on-year -35.20% +23.38% +16.67%

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 15,490 21,277 29,126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 64.19% 58.20% 59.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,033 13,702 20,455
10th Percentile £300 £280 £313
25th Percentile £409 £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 £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 662 1,781 948
10th Percentile £13.79 £13.00 £13.64
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.50 £18.12
Median hourly rate £27.19 £30.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.86% -6.15% +51.16%
75th Percentile £55.25 £52.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.25 £71.64
UK median hourly rate £27.25 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -9.65% -10.82% +53.73%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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
Midlands -15 37 £410 -18.81% 272
South East +18 31 £456 -3.44% 225
West Midlands -10 31 £410 -21.90% 206
North of England +23 29 £575 - 116
North West +24 28 £575 -2.13% 69
London +32 26 £469 -8.54% 237
East of England +4 19 £511 +36.27% 135
East Midlands -3 5 £550 +34.97% 63
South West +29 1 - - 106
Yorkshire +11 1 - - 28
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 12 (8.28%) Confluence
2 3 (2.07%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.69%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.69%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (6.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (6.21%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.83%) Simulink
3 6 (4.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.45%) Maya
4 5 (3.45%) NUKE
5 4 (2.76%) CANalyzer
6 3 (2.07%) CATIA
7 2 (1.38%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.69%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.69%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 14 (9.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.07%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.07%) SAP EWM
2 3 (2.07%) SAP GTS
3 2 (1.38%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.38%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.69%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.69%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.69%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.69%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.69%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.14%) Azure
1 6 (4.14%) SaaS
2 4 (2.76%) AWS
2 4 (2.76%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.07%) GCP
3 3 (2.07%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.38%) Google Analytics
4 2 (1.38%) PaaS
5 1 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.69%) GitHub
5 1 (0.69%) IaaS
5 1 (0.69%) iPaaS
5 1 (0.69%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.69%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.69%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.83%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.76%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.07%) MQTT
3 3 (2.07%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.38%) DHCP
4 2 (1.38%) DNS
4 2 (1.38%) HTTP
5 1 (0.69%) FlexRay
5 1 (0.69%) Internet
5 1 (0.69%) LAN
5 1 (0.69%) VPN
5 1 (0.69%) WAN
5 1 (0.69%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.07%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.38%) Big Data
3 2 (1.38%) Metadata
3 2 (1.38%) MySQL
3 2 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.38%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (1.38%) Tableau
4 1 (0.69%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.69%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.69%) HBase
4 1 (0.69%) Impala
4 1 (0.69%) Power BI
4 1 (0.69%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.69%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 23 (15.86%) JIRA
2 2 (1.38%) CANoe
2 2 (1.38%) Git
3 1 (0.69%) Appium
3 1 (0.69%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.69%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.69%) LSMW
3 1 (0.69%) Selenium
General
1 51 (35.17%) Social Skills
2 28 (19.31%) Finance
3 26 (17.93%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (15.86%) Manufacturing
5 12 (8.28%) Retail
6 8 (5.52%) Marketing
6 8 (5.52%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.83%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (4.14%) Aerospace
9 5 (3.45%) Electronics
9 5 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (3.45%) Legal
10 4 (2.76%) Games
10 4 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (2.07%) Advertising
11 3 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (2.07%) Japanese Language
11 3 (2.07%) Military
12 2 (1.38%) Law
12 2 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 16 (11.03%) Analyst
2 13 (8.97%) Project Manager
3 12 (8.28%) Senior
4 10 (6.90%) Architect
5 8 (5.52%) Business Analyst
6 7 (4.83%) Consultant
6 7 (4.83%) Developer
6 7 (4.83%) Software Engineer
7 6 (4.14%) Lead
8 5 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 5 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
9 4 (2.76%) Applications Support
9 4 (2.76%) Data Engineer
9 4 (2.76%) IT Support
9 4 (2.76%) SAP Consultant
9 4 (2.76%) Security Engineer
10 3 (2.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 3 (2.07%) Product Manager
10 3 (2.07%) SAP Engineer
10 3 (2.07%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.14%) REST
2 4 (2.76%) Django
2 4 (2.76%) HTML
3 3 (2.07%) CSS
4 2 (1.38%) EDI
4 2 (1.38%) IDoc
4 2 (1.38%) PostGIS
4 2 (1.38%) PySpark
4 2 (1.38%) React
4 2 (1.38%) Software Packaging
4 2 (1.38%) XML
5 1 (0.69%) Enzyme
5 1 (0.69%) Express.js
5 1 (0.69%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.69%) Jest
5 1 (0.69%) Next.js
5 1 (0.69%) OpenCL
5 1 (0.69%) Redux
5 1 (0.69%) Sass
5 1 (0.69%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.97%) Management Information System
2 9 (6.21%) IoT
3 7 (4.83%) Infotainment
4 6 (4.14%) Algorithms
4 6 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (3.45%) Animation
5 5 (3.45%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (3.45%) Industry 4.0
6 4 (2.76%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (2.76%) Life Science
7 3 (2.07%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.07%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.07%) PMI
7 3 (2.07%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.38%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.38%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.38%) Podcast
8 2 (1.38%) Robotics
8 2 (1.38%) Self-Driving Car
8 2 (1.38%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.45%) Windows
2 3 (2.07%) Android
2 3 (2.07%) Linux
2 3 (2.07%) Unix
3 2 (1.38%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.38%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (23.45%) Agile
2 30 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (17.93%) Project Management
4 17 (11.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (8.28%) Computer Science
5 12 (8.28%) Project Delivery
6 11 (7.59%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (6.90%) Change Management
7 10 (6.90%) ITIL
7 10 (6.90%) Software Engineering
8 9 (6.21%) Logistics
8 9 (6.21%) Process Improvement
8 9 (6.21%) Roadmaps
8 9 (6.21%) Validation
9 8 (5.52%) User Experience
10 7 (4.83%) Business Transformation
10 7 (4.83%) Data Management
11 6 (4.14%) Business Analysis
11 6 (4.14%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.03%) SQL
2 12 (8.28%) Python
3 7 (4.83%) C++
3 7 (4.83%) MATLAB
4 6 (4.14%) Java
5 3 (2.07%) ABAP
5 3 (2.07%) Tcl
6 2 (1.38%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.38%) PL/SQL
6 2 (1.38%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.38%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.38%) VBScript
7 1 (0.69%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.69%) C
7 1 (0.69%) PHP
7 1 (0.69%) Scala
7 1 (0.69%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.69%) SOQL
7 1 (0.69%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 34 (23.45%) Degree
2 8 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (4.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (3.45%) ISEB
4 5 (3.45%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.45%) PMP
4 5 (3.45%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.76%) IIBA
5 4 (2.76%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (2.07%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.69%) CISSP
7 1 (0.69%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.69%) CSPO
7 1 (0.69%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.69%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.69%) OSCE
7 1 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.69%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.83%) GDPR
2 5 (3.45%) AUTOSAR
2 5 (3.45%) SLA
3 3 (2.07%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.07%) QA
4 2 (1.38%) COSHH
4 2 (1.38%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.38%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.38%) PMBOK
4 2 (1.38%) PMO
5 1 (0.69%) Automotive SPICE
5 1 (0.69%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.69%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.69%) NCSC
5 1 (0.69%) NIST
5 1 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (2.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.69%) Firmware
2 1 (0.69%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 2 (1.38%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.69%) SCOM
Vendors
1 26 (17.93%) SAP
2 22 (15.17%) Microsoft
3 8 (5.52%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.76%) Adobe
4 4 (2.76%) Hitachi
5 3 (2.07%) Atlassian
5 3 (2.07%) Google
5 3 (2.07%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.38%) Informatica
6 2 (1.38%) Oracle
7 1 (0.69%) Ariba
7 1 (0.69%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.69%) Cognos
7 1 (0.69%) Databricks
7 1 (0.69%) Dell
7 1 (0.69%) HP
7 1 (0.69%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.69%) NVIDIA
7 1 (0.69%) VMware