The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Portsmouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
27
45
-
Rank change year-on-year
+18
-
-
Contract jobs citing Automotive
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
73
164
129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
59.35%
54.85%
52.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
51
74
84
10th Percentile
£200
£400
£200
25th Percentile
£292
£450
£262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£555
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-18.92%
+11.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£562
£635
£610
90th Percentile
£613
£770
£676
Hampshire median daily rate
£514
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-6.55%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
60
19
10th Percentile
£27.86
£35.75
£46.00
25th Percentile
£30.63
£53.40
£52.38
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£57.35
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-8.46%
-0.26%
+130.00%
75th Percentile
£60.75
£61.30
£64.67
90th Percentile
£61.90
£62.75
£70.26
Hampshire median hourly rate
£56.25
£57.35
£56.50
% change year-on-year
-1.92%
+1.50%
+182.50%
Automotive Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Automotive Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Portsmouth.
Automotive Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Portsmouth.
Automotive Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Automotive also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region with a requirement for Automotive.
Automotive Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
