Automotive
South East > Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 10 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +16 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Automotive | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire | 0.59% | 5.56% | 0.62% |
| As % of the General category | 1.05% | 10.00% | 1.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £800 | £463 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £850 | £475 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.95% | -11.63% | +11.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £900 | £488 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £575 | £488 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.95% | -3.70% | -0.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £19.50 | £50.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.00% | +11.11% | +103.07% |
All General Skills
Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 95 | 50 | 91 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 56.21% | 55.56% | 56.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 28 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | £179 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £372 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £475 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +11.76% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £547 | £537 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £674 | £576 |
| South East median daily rate | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 5 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.54 | - | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.31 | £23.50 | £25.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £25.99 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.33% | -0.04% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £47.50 | £32.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £59.50 | £49.83 |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.00 | £41.00 | £49.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.34% | -17.55% | +34.76% |
Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Automotive.
Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Automotive.
Automotive
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicester | - | 1 | £850 | - | |
| Automotive South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:
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