Automotive Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Automotive
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Contract jobs citing Automotive 3 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 1.17% - 2.08%
As % of the General category 1.97% - 3.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £152
25th Percentile £287 - £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £294 - £284
75th Percentile £301 - £374
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £530 £403 £500
% change year-on-year +31.51% -19.40% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £22.10 - -
25th Percentile £22.25 - -
Median hourly rate £23.50 - £28.92
75th Percentile £25.25 - -
90th Percentile £25.70 - -
South East median hourly rate £19.50 £50.00 £31.96
% change year-on-year -61.00% +56.45% -9.77%

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 152 82 146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 59.38% 60.29% 60.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 62 114
10th Percentile £136 £170 £215
25th Percentile £178 £209 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £465 £518
Median % change year-on-year -1.24% -10.23% -1.33%
75th Percentile £525 £573 £584
90th Percentile £671 £638 £678
South East median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 1 3
10th Percentile £12.63 - £15.58
25th Percentile £13.00 £27.00 £20.59
Median hourly rate £16.05 £28.00 £28.92
Median % change year-on-year -42.70% -3.18% +50.23%
75th Percentile £23.75 £29.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £61.00 - £61.84
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £50.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -58.58% - +51.42%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Automotive job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive

Automotive
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
Chichester - 2 £294 - 2
Shoreham-by-Sea - 1 - -
Automotive
South East

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) HR Advisor
1 1 (33.33%) HR Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) HR Data Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Report Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Test Technician
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft