Automotive
West Midlands > Solihull
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in Solihull. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 28 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -13 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Automotive | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull | 4.92% | 0.88% | 4.76% |
| As % of the General category | 6.52% | 3.03% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £265 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £220 | £270 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | -46.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £275 | £526 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £541 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £363 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.38% | -23.81% | +5.00% |
All General Skills
Solihull
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 Solihull.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull | 75.41% | 29.20% | 33.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £246 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £300 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £365 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.66% | -22.34% | -3.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £451 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £516 | £556 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.00 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £28.18 | £19.59 | £21.74 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.85% | -9.87% | +29.76% |
Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Solihull.
Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Solihull.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull 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: