Automotive Contracts in the West Midlands

Automotive
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 54 64
Rank change year-on-year -10 +10 +57
Contract jobs citing Automotive 34 59 72
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.47% 3.11% 3.13%
As % of the General category 3.94% 5.50% 5.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 33 42
10th Percentile £220 £311 £413
25th Percentile £248 £400 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -21.90% - -1.18%
75th Percentile £415 £600 £600
90th Percentile £439 £748 £661
England median daily rate £456 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -8.75% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 25 3
10th Percentile £27.46 £17.35 £41.85
25th Percentile £29.61 £28.42 £43.50
Median hourly rate £33.91 £42.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% -10.53% +65.22%
75th Percentile £50.00 £48.75 £56.88
90th Percentile £53.25 £58.75 £61.75
England median hourly rate £32.35 £46.25 £38.75
% change year-on-year -30.06% +19.35% +17.42%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 862 1,072 1,323
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 62.55% 56.48% 57.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 555 745 932
10th Percentile £180 £263 £250
25th Percentile £355 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £600
90th Percentile £654 £750 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 110 42
10th Percentile - £11.06 £11.10
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.89 £12.50
Median hourly rate £18.74 £19.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.37% -2.56% +18.18%
75th Percentile £27.35 £37.81 £28.56
90th Percentile £50.00 £56.50 £56.63
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.84% -6.15% +51.16%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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
Warwickshire +1 25 £410 +2.50% 105
Coventry -2 3 £220 -61.74% 26
Solihull - 3 £220 - 3
Birmingham +9 1 - - 20
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Maya
2 6 (17.65%) NUKE
3 2 (5.88%) Simulink
4 1 (2.94%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) SAP MM
1 1 (2.94%) SAP PP
1 1 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) DHCP
1 1 (2.94%) DNS
1 1 (2.94%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.94%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (20.59%) JIRA
2 1 (2.94%) Git
General
1 14 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Games
3 5 (14.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (11.76%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.88%) Aerospace
5 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 6 (17.65%) Project Manager
2 5 (14.71%) Senior
3 3 (8.82%) Architect
3 3 (8.82%) Software Architect
3 3 (8.82%) Support Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Operations Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Rig Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) SCCM Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Scrum Master
5 1 (2.94%) Communications Project Manager
5 1 (2.94%) Consultant
5 1 (2.94%) Design Engineer
5 1 (2.94%) Developer
5 1 (2.94%) Facilities Technician
5 1 (2.94%) Full-Stack Developer
5 1 (2.94%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared Project Manager
5 1 (2.94%) Senior Developer
5 1 (2.94%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
5 1 (2.94%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) HTML
2 5 (14.71%) CSS
2 5 (14.71%) Django
3 2 (5.88%) Software Packaging
4 1 (2.94%) EDI
4 1 (2.94%) IDoc
4 1 (2.94%) Laravel
4 1 (2.94%) REST
4 1 (2.94%) RESTful
4 1 (2.94%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (2.94%) V-Ray
4 1 (2.94%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) Animation
2 5 (14.71%) Industry 4.0
2 5 (14.71%) IoT
2 5 (14.71%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.88%) Data Structures
3 2 (5.88%) Infotainment
3 2 (5.88%) Replication
4 1 (2.94%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.94%) PMI
4 1 (2.94%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.94%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.82%) Windows
2 1 (2.94%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (26.47%) Agile
2 7 (20.59%) Analytical Thinking
3 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (14.71%) Business Transformation
4 5 (14.71%) CAFM
4 5 (14.71%) Computer Science
4 5 (14.71%) Data Architecture
4 5 (14.71%) Energy Management
4 5 (14.71%) Facilities Management
4 5 (14.71%) Informatics
4 5 (14.71%) Process Management
5 3 (8.82%) ITIL
5 3 (8.82%) Process Improvement
5 3 (8.82%) Project Planning
5 3 (8.82%) UML
6 2 (5.88%) Coaching
6 2 (5.88%) High Availability
6 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Management
6 2 (5.88%) Line Management
6 2 (5.88%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (23.53%) Python
1 8 (23.53%) SQL
2 5 (14.71%) C++
2 5 (14.71%) Java
3 4 (11.76%) Tcl
4 2 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 2 (5.88%) VBScript
5 1 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.94%) MATLAB
5 1 (2.94%) PHP
5 1 (2.94%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (35.29%) Degree
2 5 (14.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (14.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (8.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.94%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.94%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.94%) PMP
4 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 2 (5.88%) COSHH
1 2 (5.88%) ISO 14001
1 2 (5.88%) SLA
2 1 (2.94%) Automotive SPICE
2 1 (2.94%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (2.94%) ISO 26262
2 1 (2.94%) PMBOK
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (2.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) Adobe
3 1 (2.94%) Autodesk
3 1 (2.94%) Dell
3 1 (2.94%) HP