The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. 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
28
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Automotive
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
88
127
122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
50.29%
65.13%
50.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
50
54
85
10th Percentile
£330
£313
£355
25th Percentile
£425
£413
£456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£519
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+1.20%
-5.68%
+13.29%
75th Percentile
£615
£714
£675
90th Percentile
£663
£781
£733
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
50
10
10th Percentile
£20.37
£14.68
£19.11
25th Percentile
£25.29
-
£39.81
Median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£47.79
Median % change year-on-year
+79.02%
-66.39%
+17.87%
75th Percentile
£40.20
£35.23
£53.26
90th Percentile
£52.50
£46.18
£57.43
North West median hourly rate
£28.75
£17.72
£26.00
% change year-on-year
+62.25%
-31.85%
+30.00%
Automotive Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Automotive Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Lancashire.
Automotive Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Lancashire.
Automotive Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Automotive.
Automotive Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
