Automotive Contracts in the UK excluding London

Automotive
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 221 201 202
Rank change year-on-year -20 +1 +75
Contract jobs citing Automotive 119 211 275
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.93% 1.02% 1.15%
As % of the General category 1.49% 1.86% 2.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 79 198
10th Percentile £309 £301 £313
25th Percentile £405 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £589 £575 £550
90th Percentile £651 £650 £621
UK median daily rate £463 £479 £478
% change year-on-year -3.44% +0.31% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 98 19
10th Percentile £21.10 £16.25 -
25th Percentile £27.94 £28.99 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £43.75 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% +4.17% -6.67%
75th Percentile £42.50 £48.75 £62.19
90th Percentile £56.00 £57.88 £67.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £39.00
% change year-on-year -31.58% +21.79% +13.04%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,965 11,346 13,551
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.27% 54.67% 56.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,921 6,475 9,256
10th Percentile £213 £205 £230
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £596 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £690
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 581 1,658 785
10th Percentile £13.85 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.00 £16.54
Median hourly rate £24.66 £28.00 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year -11.93% -8.32% +65.08%
75th Percentile £55.25 £52.78 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £66.25 £69.30
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the UK excluding London

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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 of England +37 37 £563 -2.17% 175
North West +36 36 £563 -4.26% 104
Midlands -20 31 £410 -21.90% 272
South East +15 30 £463 -2.12% 226
West Midlands -17 26 £410 -21.90% 184
East of England +6 18 £511 +36.27% 153
East Midlands +5 4 £435 +6.75% 81
Wales +5 2 £650 - 21
South West +31 1 - - 120
Scotland +12 1 - - 34
Yorkshire +6 1 - - 48
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 9 (7.56%) Confluence
2 3 (2.52%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.84%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.84%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (7.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (7.56%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (5.04%) Simulink
3 5 (4.20%) Maya
3 5 (4.20%) NUKE
4 3 (2.52%) CANalyzer
4 3 (2.52%) CATIA
5 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.84%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.84%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.84%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (10.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.52%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.52%) SAP EWM
2 3 (2.52%) SAP GTS
3 2 (1.68%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.68%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.84%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.84%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.04%) Azure
2 4 (3.36%) AWS
2 4 (3.36%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.52%) GCP
3 3 (2.52%) SaaS
4 2 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.68%) PaaS
5 1 (0.84%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.84%) IaaS
5 1 (0.84%) iPaaS
5 1 (0.84%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.84%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.04%) Ethernet
2 4 (3.36%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (1.68%) HTTP
3 2 (1.68%) MQTT
3 2 (1.68%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.84%) DHCP
4 1 (0.84%) DNS
4 1 (0.84%) FlexRay
4 1 (0.84%) LAN
4 1 (0.84%) WAN
4 1 (0.84%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.20%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.52%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.68%) Big Data
3 2 (1.68%) Metadata
3 2 (1.68%) MySQL
3 2 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.68%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.68%) Tableau
4 1 (0.84%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.84%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.84%) HBase
4 1 (0.84%) Impala
4 1 (0.84%) Power BI
4 1 (0.84%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 19 (15.97%) JIRA
2 1 (0.84%) CANoe
2 1 (0.84%) Git
2 1 (0.84%) Jenkins
General
1 47 (39.50%) Social Skills
2 25 (21.01%) Manufacturing
3 21 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (11.76%) Finance
4 14 (11.76%) Retail
5 9 (7.56%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.20%) Aerospace
7 5 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.36%) Games
8 4 (3.36%) Legal
8 4 (3.36%) Marketing
9 3 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.52%) Electronics
9 3 (2.52%) Japanese Language
9 3 (2.52%) Military
10 2 (1.68%) Law
10 2 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (0.84%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (10.92%) Analyst
2 12 (10.08%) Project Manager
3 9 (7.56%) Senior
4 7 (5.88%) Architect
4 7 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 6 (5.04%) Software Engineer
6 5 (4.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (4.20%) Developer
7 4 (3.36%) Applications Support
7 4 (3.36%) Data Engineer
7 4 (3.36%) IT Support
7 4 (3.36%) Security Engineer
7 4 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
8 3 (2.52%) CAD Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Consultant
8 3 (2.52%) Coordinator
8 3 (2.52%) Embedded Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Lead
8 3 (2.52%) SAP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.36%) HTML
2 3 (2.52%) CSS
2 3 (2.52%) Django
2 3 (2.52%) REST
3 2 (1.68%) EDI
3 2 (1.68%) IDoc
3 2 (1.68%) PostGIS
3 2 (1.68%) PySpark
3 2 (1.68%) XML
4 1 (0.84%) Laravel
4 1 (0.84%) RESTful
4 1 (0.84%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.92%) Management Information System
2 11 (9.24%) Industry 4.0
3 9 (7.56%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (5.88%) Infotainment
4 7 (5.88%) IoT
5 6 (5.04%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 5 (4.20%) Algorithms
6 5 (4.20%) Animation
6 5 (4.20%) Augmented Reality
6 5 (4.20%) e-Learning
6 5 (4.20%) Podcast
6 5 (4.20%) Virtual Reality
7 3 (2.52%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (2.52%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.68%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.68%) Life Science
8 2 (1.68%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.68%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.68%) Robotics
8 2 (1.68%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.52%) Unix
2 2 (1.68%) Android
2 2 (1.68%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.68%) Embedded Linux
2 2 (1.68%) Linux
2 2 (1.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (26.89%) Agile
2 27 (22.69%) Project Management
3 25 (21.01%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (12.61%) Computer Science
5 13 (10.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (10.08%) Mentoring
6 12 (10.08%) Technical Leadership
7 11 (9.24%) Cybersecurity
7 11 (9.24%) PLM
7 11 (9.24%) Roadmaps
8 10 (8.40%) Change Management
8 10 (8.40%) ERP
9 9 (7.56%) Agile Project Management
10 8 (6.72%) Business Case
10 8 (6.72%) Coaching
10 8 (6.72%) Decision-Making
10 8 (6.72%) Logistics
10 8 (6.72%) Software Engineering
10 8 (6.72%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (5.88%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.76%) SQL
2 10 (8.40%) Python
3 6 (5.04%) C++
3 6 (5.04%) Java
3 6 (5.04%) MATLAB
4 3 (2.52%) ABAP
4 3 (2.52%) Tcl
5 2 (1.68%) C
5 2 (1.68%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.84%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.84%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.84%) PHP
6 1 (0.84%) Scala
6 1 (0.84%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 35 (29.41%) Degree
2 13 (10.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (9.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (5.04%) Master's Degree
5 5 (4.20%) ISEB
5 5 (4.20%) PMP
5 5 (4.20%) Security Cleared
6 4 (3.36%) IIBA
6 4 (3.36%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.52%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.84%) CISMP
8 1 (0.84%) CISSP
8 1 (0.84%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.84%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.84%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.84%) OSCE
8 1 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.88%) GDPR
2 5 (4.20%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (1.68%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.68%) COSHH
3 2 (1.68%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.68%) ISO 14001
3 2 (1.68%) PMBOK
3 2 (1.68%) SLA
4 1 (0.84%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.84%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.84%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.84%) NCSC
4 1 (0.84%) NIST
4 1 (0.84%) PMO
4 1 (0.84%) QA
4 1 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.84%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.84%) Firmware
2 1 (0.84%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 6 (5.04%) MOM
2 2 (1.68%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.84%) SCOM
3 1 (0.84%) Terraform
Vendors
1 23 (19.33%) SAP
2 21 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 6 (5.04%) Rockwell
3 6 (5.04%) Siemens
4 5 (4.20%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.52%) Atlassian
5 3 (2.52%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.68%) Adobe
6 2 (1.68%) Google
6 2 (1.68%) Hitachi
6 2 (1.68%) Oracle
7 1 (0.84%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.84%) Databricks
7 1 (0.84%) Informatica
7 1 (0.84%) VMware