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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 220 196 196
Rank change year-on-year -24 0 +63
Contract jobs citing Automotive 139 209 280
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.94% 1.01% 1.20%
As % of the General category 1.54% 1.88% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 105 202
10th Percentile £215 £285 £313
25th Percentile £352 £360 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £473
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +0.53% -4.55%
75th Percentile £599 £550 £547
90th Percentile £650 £638 £600
UK median daily rate £450 £477 £475
% change year-on-year -5.66% +0.42% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 70 29
10th Percentile £21.78 £16.25 £15.21
25th Percentile £28.24 £31.81 £22.16
Median hourly rate £36.22 £47.50 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% +14.46% +25.76%
75th Percentile £50.00 £57.50 £62.50
90th Percentile - £58.75 £67.00
UK median hourly rate £36.22 £47.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year -23.75% +14.46% +25.76%

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 9,039 11,146 13,044
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 60.99% 53.91% 56.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,446 6,278 8,715
10th Percentile £213 £209 £238
25th Percentile £360 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% -2.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £652 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 784 1,604 834
10th Percentile £13.08 £12.79 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.32 £15.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £22.63 £31.97 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.21% +22.96% +30.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £55.25 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.38 £70.00 £69.85
UK median hourly rate £26.28 £32.50 £30.54
% change year-on-year -19.14% +6.42% +22.16%

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 16 July 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 16 July 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 16 July 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
Midlands -11 58 £425 -17.87% 209
West Midlands -7 48 £381 -10.29% 153
South East +17 31 £450 +22.45% 172
North West +5 27 £575 -2.54% 64
North of England -2 27 £575 -2.54% 94
East of England +7 18 £340 -2.86% 73
East Midlands 0 9 £700 +125.81% 56
Scotland +7 4 - - 21
South West +22 1 - - 71
Wales - 1 £650 - 15
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 10 (7.19%) Confluence
2 6 (4.32%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.44%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.44%) CMS
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.72%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (13.67%) Maya
2 13 (9.35%) NUKE
3 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (4.32%) Adobe Captivate
5 6 (4.32%) Simulink
6 3 (2.16%) CANalyzer
6 3 (2.16%) Stateflow
6 3 (2.16%) Trello
7 1 (0.72%) CATIA
7 1 (0.72%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.72%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.72%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (4.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.44%) SAP MM
2 2 (1.44%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.72%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.72%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.60%) Azure
1 5 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (2.88%) GCP
2 4 (2.88%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.44%) AWS
3 2 (1.44%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
3 2 (1.44%) PowerApps
4 1 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (0.72%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (0.72%) Firebase
4 1 (0.72%) Google Analytics
4 1 (0.72%) IaaS
4 1 (0.72%) iPaaS
4 1 (0.72%) OneDrive
4 1 (0.72%) SaaS
4 1 (0.72%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 1 (0.72%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.32%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.16%) FlexRay
4 1 (0.72%) DHCP
4 1 (0.72%) DNS
4 1 (0.72%) Firewall
4 1 (0.72%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (3.60%) Tableau
2 2 (1.44%) BigQuery
2 2 (1.44%) Power BI
2 2 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.72%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.72%) Big Data
3 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.72%) Data Vault
3 1 (0.72%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.72%) HBase
3 1 (0.72%) Impala
3 1 (0.72%) Metadata
3 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.72%) MySQL
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (12.23%) JIRA
2 4 (2.88%) Git
3 3 (2.16%) CANoe
4 2 (1.44%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
General
1 45 (32.37%) Social Skills
2 33 (23.74%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (14.39%) Finance
4 19 (13.67%) Manufacturing
5 17 (12.23%) Games
6 11 (7.91%) Retail
7 9 (6.47%) Aerospace
8 8 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (5.04%) Marketing
10 5 (3.60%) Electronics
10 5 (3.60%) German Language
10 5 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (3.60%) Legal
11 4 (2.88%) Law
11 4 (2.88%) Telecoms
12 3 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (2.16%) Military
13 2 (1.44%) Banking
13 2 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 19 (13.67%) Senior
2 18 (12.95%) Analyst
3 14 (10.07%) Lead
4 13 (9.35%) Architect
5 11 (7.91%) Developer
6 10 (7.19%) Test Technician
7 9 (6.47%) Business Analyst
7 9 (6.47%) Project Manager
8 7 (5.04%) Consultant
9 5 (3.60%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.60%) IT Support
9 5 (3.60%) SAP Consultant
10 4 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (2.88%) Data Analyst
10 4 (2.88%) Security Engineer
10 4 (2.88%) Software Architect
11 3 (2.16%) Data Architect
11 3 (2.16%) Lead Developer
11 3 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
11 3 (2.16%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (12.95%) HTML
2 17 (12.23%) CSS
2 17 (12.23%) Django
3 6 (4.32%) Unreal Engine
3 6 (4.32%) V-Ray
4 2 (1.44%) EDI
4 2 (1.44%) IDoc
4 2 (1.44%) React
4 2 (1.44%) RESTful
4 2 (1.44%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.72%) FastAPI
5 1 (0.72%) Flutter
5 1 (0.72%) JSON
5 1 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.72%) Material-UI
5 1 (0.72%) Next.js
5 1 (0.72%) PySpark
5 1 (0.72%) React Native
5 1 (0.72%) Tailwind CSS
5 1 (0.72%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.67%) Animation
2 7 (5.04%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.32%) Mobile App
3 6 (4.32%) Virtual Reality
4 5 (3.60%) Algorithms
4 5 (3.60%) Infotainment
4 5 (3.60%) Life Science
5 4 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.16%) Mainframe
6 3 (2.16%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.44%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.44%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.44%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.44%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.44%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.44%) PMI
7 2 (1.44%) Replication
8 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.76%) Windows
2 3 (2.16%) Android
3 2 (1.44%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.72%) Linux
4 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (15.83%) Agile
2 17 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (10.07%) Analytical Thinking
4 13 (9.35%) Project Management
5 12 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (8.63%) ITIL
5 12 (8.63%) Process Improvement
6 11 (7.91%) Change Management
6 11 (7.91%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (7.19%) Visualisation
8 9 (6.47%) Logistics
8 9 (6.47%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (5.76%) Mentoring
10 7 (5.04%) Digital Engineering
10 7 (5.04%) Systems Engineering
10 7 (5.04%) Validation
11 6 (4.32%) Business Analysis
11 6 (4.32%) ETL
11 6 (4.32%) Roadmaps
11 6 (4.32%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 26 (18.71%) SQL
2 20 (14.39%) Java
3 19 (13.67%) C++
4 17 (12.23%) Python
5 11 (7.91%) Tcl
6 5 (3.60%) MATLAB
7 3 (2.16%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.44%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.44%) VBA
8 2 (1.44%) VBScript
9 1 (0.72%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.72%) C
9 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.72%) PHP
9 1 (0.72%) Scala
9 1 (0.72%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (22.30%) Degree
2 5 (3.60%) PMI Certification
2 5 (3.60%) PMP
3 4 (2.88%) IIBA
3 4 (2.88%) ISEB
3 4 (2.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 4 (2.88%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.16%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.72%) CISMP
5 1 (0.72%) CISSP
5 1 (0.72%) CREST Certified
5 1 (0.72%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.72%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.72%) OSCE
5 1 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.76%) GDPR
2 5 (3.60%) AUTOSAR
2 5 (3.60%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.44%) COSHH
3 2 (1.44%) ISO 14001
3 2 (1.44%) PERC
3 2 (1.44%) PMBOK
3 2 (1.44%) PMO
3 2 (1.44%) QA
3 2 (1.44%) SLA
4 1 (0.72%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.72%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.72%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.72%) NCSC
4 1 (0.72%) NIST
4 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.72%) Firmware
2 1 (0.72%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 3 (2.16%) SCCM
2 1 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (20.14%) Microsoft
2 20 (14.39%) SAP
3 11 (7.91%) Salesforce
4 8 (5.76%) Adobe
5 7 (5.04%) Hitachi
6 6 (4.32%) Autodesk
6 6 (4.32%) Oracle
6 6 (4.32%) ServiceNow
7 5 (3.60%) Atlassian
8 4 (2.88%) Google
9 2 (1.44%) Databricks
10 1 (0.72%) Apple
10 1 (0.72%) Dell
10 1 (0.72%) HP
10 1 (0.72%) Informatica
10 1 (0.72%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.72%) Netlify
10 1 (0.72%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.72%) QNX
10 1 (0.72%) Remedy