Automotive Contracts in the North of England

Automotive
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the North of England. 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 128 162 204
Rank change year-on-year +34 +42 +13
Contract jobs citing Automotive 38 23 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 1.15% 0.48% 0.27%
As % of the General category 1.95% 0.88% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 7 15
10th Percentile - £388 £378
25th Percentile £405 £519 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £575 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +27.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £644 £600 £628
90th Percentile £666 £620 £638
England median daily rate £463 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 0
10th Percentile £28.41 £25.78 -
25th Percentile £31.25 £46.25 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% - -
75th Percentile £38.00 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £41.90 - -
England median hourly rate £32.50 £45.00 £39.00
% change year-on-year -27.78% +15.38% +13.04%

All General Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,947 2,614 3,216
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 59.09% 54.82% 55.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,195 1,539 2,212
10th Percentile £255 £256 £300
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -3.41% +7.89%
75th Percentile £575 £582 £600
90th Percentile £662 £669 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 310 96
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.11 £14.13
25th Percentile £16.25 £13.30 £17.60
Median hourly rate £25.00 £16.06 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.67% -35.76% +33.69%
75th Percentile £39.75 £27.75 £38.75
90th Percentile £72.00 £48.75 £53.17
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North West +40 37 £563 -4.26% 113
Yorkshire +7 1 - - 53
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 4 (10.53%) Confluence
2 1 (2.63%) SAS
2 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) CATIA
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.63%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (18.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.63%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (2.63%) SAP WM
2 1 (2.63%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Azure
1 1 (2.63%) Entra ID
1 1 (2.63%) IaaS
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.53%) Ethernet
1 4 (10.53%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (2.63%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Tableau
2 1 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (18.42%) JIRA
2 1 (2.63%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 9 (23.68%) Influencing Skills
2 9 (23.68%) Manufacturing
3 8 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (18.42%) Retail
5 3 (7.89%) Finance
6 1 (2.63%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.63%) Games
6 1 (2.63%) Marketing
6 1 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (13.16%) Analyst
2 4 (10.53%) Business Analyst
2 4 (10.53%) Security Engineer
3 3 (7.89%) Architect
3 3 (7.89%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 3 (7.89%) Lead
4 2 (5.26%) Project Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (2.63%) Change Analyst
5 1 (2.63%) Data Architect
5 1 (2.63%) Development Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Integration Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Migration Engineer
5 1 (2.63%) Network Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Programme Director
5 1 (2.63%) Project Planner
5 1 (2.63%) Senior Manager
5 1 (2.63%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.79%) Industry 4.0
1 6 (15.79%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 6 (15.79%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (13.16%) Augmented Reality
2 5 (13.16%) e-Learning
2 5 (13.16%) Podcast
2 5 (13.16%) Virtual Reality
3 3 (7.89%) Algorithms
4 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.63%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (2.63%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (2.63%) IoT
5 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.63%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.63%) SCADA
5 1 (2.63%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Project Management
2 14 (36.84%) Agile
2 14 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (28.95%) Mentoring
4 9 (23.68%) Technical Leadership
5 8 (21.05%) Roadmaps
6 7 (18.42%) Agile Project Management
6 7 (18.42%) Decision-Making
6 7 (18.42%) PLM
7 6 (15.79%) Analytics
7 6 (15.79%) API Integration
7 6 (15.79%) Change Management
7 6 (15.79%) Coaching
7 6 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (15.79%) Data Modelling
7 6 (15.79%) ERP
7 6 (15.79%) Presales
7 6 (15.79%) Quality Management
7 6 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (15.79%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) C++
1 1 (2.63%) MATLAB
1 1 (2.63%) PL/SQL
1 1 (2.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (21.05%) Degree
2 6 (15.79%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (15.79%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (15.79%) Master's Degree
3 4 (10.53%) IIBA
3 4 (10.53%) ISEB
4 1 (2.63%) CREST Certified
4 1 (2.63%) OSCE
4 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.79%) GDPR
2 4 (10.53%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 6 (15.79%) MOM
2 1 (2.63%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (18.42%) SAP
2 6 (15.79%) Rockwell
2 6 (15.79%) Siemens
3 2 (5.26%) Adobe
3 2 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.63%) Oracle