Automotive
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | 74 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +14 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing Automotive | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.30% | 0.66% | 0.71% |
| As % of the General category | 0.54% | 1.16% | 1.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £530 | £515 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £575 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £650 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £763 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £830 | £630 |
| North West median daily rate | £650 | £563 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.56% | -4.26% | -5.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £71.25 | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £54.16 | £32.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.65% | -40.91% | - |
All General Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 932 | 519 | 746 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 55.51% | 56.66% | 48.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 585 | 338 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £250 | £302 |
| 25th Percentile | £374 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £470 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.34% | -6.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £572 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £632 | £682 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 38 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.13 | - | £12.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.68 | £13.00 | £13.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £23.02 | £21.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.38% | +5.94% | -13.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.38 | £53.44 | £31.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £73.25 | £59.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £36.00 | £28.75 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.22% | +62.25% | -31.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Automotive.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Automotive.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: