Automotive Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Automotive
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs citing Automotive 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 2.07% - 0.60%
As % of the General category 3.45% - 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £292 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £292 £510 £310
% change year-on-year -42.75% +64.52% -11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £26.36 - -
25th Percentile £26.52 - -
Median hourly rate £28.83 - -
75th Percentile £31.92 - -
90th Percentile £32.55 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £28.83 - £17.50

All General Skills
Leicestershire

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 general skills in Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 87 68 77
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 60.00% 60.18% 46.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 35 58
10th Percentile £313 £139 £189
25th Percentile £397 £250 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £330 £319
Median % change year-on-year +59.09% +3.61% -25.06%
75th Percentile £600 £488 £494
90th Percentile £685 £538 £629
East Midlands median daily rate £490 £406 £410
% change year-on-year +20.76% -1.04% -13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 3
10th Percentile £14.09 £19.06 £13.55
25th Percentile £14.65 £19.90 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.75 £21.30 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -0.93% +5.81%
75th Percentile £23.31 £25.65 £25.50
90th Percentile £29.38 £28.26 £27.45
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £21.39 £16.82
% change year-on-year -15.85% +27.21% -29.20%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Automotive

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Automotive

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 16 June 2026. 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
Hinckley - 1 - - 1
Automotive
East Midlands

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Support Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Support Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (66.67%) Order Management
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) MSF
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Salesforce
1 2 (66.67%) SAP