Automotive Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Automotive
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs citing Automotive 9 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.79% - 0.67%
As % of the General category 2.89% - 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £158 - -
25th Percentile £159 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 - £500
75th Percentile £188 - £550
90th Percentile £201 - -
East of England median daily rate £180 £320 £450
% change year-on-year -43.75% -28.89% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £43.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +96.97%

All General Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 311 271 379
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 61.83% 52.42% 51.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 94 195
10th Percentile £170 £252 £260
25th Percentile £372 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £424 £500
Median % change year-on-year +22.36% -15.25% -1.77%
75th Percentile £632 £575 £675
90th Percentile £746 £618 £750
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 68 89
10th Percentile £16.75 £14.83 £21.90
25th Percentile £18.93 £18.03 £42.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.16% -28.33% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 - £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £20.75 £20.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +3.75% +12.87% -10.55%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Automotive job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Automotive.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Automotive

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Automotive.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Automotive

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 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
Stevenage - 5 - - 6
Watford - 3 £170 - 1
Rickmansworth - 1 £165 - 1
Automotive
East of England

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 5 (55.56%) FrameMaker
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (55.56%) Aerospace
1 5 (55.56%) Publishing
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Author
1 5 (55.56%) Technical Author
2 1 (11.11%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (55.56%) SGML
1 5 (55.56%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Desktop Publishing
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
1 5 (55.56%) HNC
1 5 (55.56%) HND