Automotive Contracts in the North West

Automotive
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the North West. 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 83 123 148
Rank change year-on-year +40 +25 +16
Contract jobs citing Automotive 37 14 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 1.88% 0.51% 0.28%
As % of the General category 3.27% 0.95% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 6 8
10th Percentile - £519 £375
25th Percentile £405 £566 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £588 £619
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -5.05% +33.78%
75th Percentile £644 £600 £638
90th Percentile £666 £625 £651
England median daily rate £463 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 0
10th Percentile £28.41 £22.13 -
25th Percentile £31.25 £30.75 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -40.91% - -
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 West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,131 1,478 1,658
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 57.47% 53.65% 51.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 686 905 1,142
10th Percentile £265 £300 £305
25th Percentile £380 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 191 82
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £14.88
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.50 £19.28
Median hourly rate £28.75 £17.72 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.25% -31.85% +30.00%
75th Percentile £49.06 £36.72 £38.39
90th Percentile £75.38 £51.91 £52.90
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

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

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

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

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West 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
Cheshire +27 30 £544 -5.43% 31
Manchester +12 6 £650 +8.33% 50
Merseyside +4 1 - - 11
Lancashire - 1 - - 33
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (10.81%) Confluence
2 1 (2.70%) SAS
2 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.70%) CATIA
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.70%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (16.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (2.70%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Azure
1 1 (2.70%) Entra ID
1 1 (2.70%) IaaS
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) Ethernet
1 4 (10.81%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (2.70%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Tableau
2 1 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (18.92%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) Jenkins
General
1 17 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Influencing Skills
3 8 (21.62%) Manufacturing
4 7 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (18.92%) Retail
5 3 (8.11%) Finance
6 1 (2.70%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.70%) Games
6 1 (2.70%) Marketing
6 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (13.51%) Analyst
2 4 (10.81%) Business Analyst
2 4 (10.81%) Security Engineer
3 3 (8.11%) Architect
3 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 3 (8.11%) Lead
4 2 (5.41%) Project Manager
4 2 (5.41%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (2.70%) Change Analyst
5 1 (2.70%) Data Architect
5 1 (2.70%) Development Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Integration Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Network Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Programme Director
5 1 (2.70%) Project Planner
5 1 (2.70%) Senior Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.22%) Industry 4.0
1 6 (16.22%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 6 (16.22%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (13.51%) Augmented Reality
2 5 (13.51%) e-Learning
2 5 (13.51%) Podcast
2 5 (13.51%) Virtual Reality
3 3 (8.11%) Algorithms
4 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.41%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.70%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (2.70%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (2.70%) IoT
5 1 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.70%) SCADA
5 1 (2.70%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (40.54%) Project Management
2 13 (35.14%) Agile
2 13 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (29.73%) Mentoring
4 9 (24.32%) Technical Leadership
5 8 (21.62%) Roadmaps
6 7 (18.92%) Agile Project Management
6 7 (18.92%) Decision-Making
6 7 (18.92%) PLM
7 6 (16.22%) Analytics
7 6 (16.22%) API Integration
7 6 (16.22%) Coaching
7 6 (16.22%) Computer Science
7 6 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (16.22%) Data Modelling
7 6 (16.22%) ERP
7 6 (16.22%) Operations Management
7 6 (16.22%) Presales
7 6 (16.22%) Quality Management
7 6 (16.22%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) C++
1 1 (2.70%) MATLAB
1 1 (2.70%) PL/SQL
1 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (18.92%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (16.22%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (16.22%) Master's Degree
3 4 (10.81%) IIBA
3 4 (10.81%) ISEB
4 1 (2.70%) CREST Certified
4 1 (2.70%) OSCE
4 1 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (16.22%) GDPR
2 4 (10.81%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 6 (16.22%) MOM
2 1 (2.70%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (16.22%) Rockwell
1 6 (16.22%) SAP
1 6 (16.22%) Siemens
2 2 (5.41%) Adobe
2 2 (5.41%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.70%) Oracle