Automotive Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Automotive
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 230 223 314
Rank change year-on-year -7 +91 +138
Contract jobs citing Automotive 74 122 166
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.75% 0.80% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.20% 1.35% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 47 102
10th Percentile £250 £297 £314
25th Percentile £404 £314 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.11% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £658 £575 £545
90th Percentile £758 £650 £600
UK median daily rate £469 £490 £478
% change year-on-year -4.24% +2.51% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 56 19
10th Percentile £20.65 £35.64 £22.16
25th Percentile £26.73 £46.25 £22.27
Median hourly rate £32.59 £47.50 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.39% +23.38% +37.50%
75th Percentile £39.03 £57.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £60.00 - £67.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £46.25 £39.00
% change year-on-year -29.73% +18.59% +13.04%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Automotive falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,176 9,033 15,091
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 62.35% 58.87% 58.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,155 5,908 10,633
10th Percentile £325 £331 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £800 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 477 347
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.03 £19.04
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.61 £29.31
Median hourly rate £32.05 £38.12 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.92% -23.76% +61.29%
75th Percentile £64.69 £53.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £85.93 £72.50 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Automotive
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Automotive trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Automotive.

Automotive daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Automotive over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Automotive daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Automotive.

Automotive hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Automotive over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Automotive hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (4.05%) Confluence
2 1 (1.35%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.35%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.35%) CATIA
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (24.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (4.05%) SAP WM
3 2 (2.70%) SAP MM
3 2 (2.70%) SAP PP
3 2 (2.70%) SAP SCM
4 1 (1.35%) NetSuite
4 1 (1.35%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (1.35%) SAP APO
4 1 (1.35%) SAP ERP
4 1 (1.35%) SAP EWM
4 1 (1.35%) SAP GTS
4 1 (1.35%) SAP QM
4 1 (1.35%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.05%) Azure
2 2 (2.70%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.35%) AWS
3 1 (1.35%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.35%) Google Analytics
3 1 (1.35%) IaaS
3 1 (1.35%) iPaaS
3 1 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.35%) Ethernet
1 1 (1.35%) FlexRay
1 1 (1.35%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (1.35%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.70%) Power BI
1 2 (2.70%) Tableau
2 1 (1.35%) Apache Hive
2 1 (1.35%) Big Data
2 1 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.35%) Hadoop
2 1 (1.35%) HBase
2 1 (1.35%) Impala
2 1 (1.35%) SAP HANA
2 1 (1.35%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 6 (8.11%) JIRA
2 1 (1.35%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.35%) VectorCAST
General
1 25 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 18 (24.32%) Manufacturing
3 15 (20.27%) Finance
4 14 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (12.16%) Aerospace
6 6 (8.11%) Marketing
7 5 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (5.41%) Advertising
8 4 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.41%) Retail
9 3 (4.05%) Military
10 2 (2.70%) Aviation
10 2 (2.70%) Electronics
11 1 (1.35%) Billing
11 1 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.35%) Games
11 1 (1.35%) Law
11 1 (1.35%) Legal
11 1 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 8 (10.81%) Lead
2 7 (9.46%) Consultant
3 6 (8.11%) Analyst
3 6 (8.11%) Architect
4 5 (6.76%) SAP Consultant
5 4 (5.41%) Account Manager
5 4 (5.41%) Project Manager
5 4 (5.41%) SAP Manager
5 4 (5.41%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.05%) Developer
6 3 (4.05%) SAP Architect
6 3 (4.05%) SAP PP Consultant
7 2 (2.70%) Data Consultant
7 2 (2.70%) Data Migration Consultant
7 2 (2.70%) Migration Consultant
7 2 (2.70%) Operations Engineer
7 2 (2.70%) PMO Analyst
7 2 (2.70%) Rig Engineer
7 2 (2.70%) SAP MM Consultant
7 2 (2.70%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.41%) OAuth
1 4 (5.41%) OAuth2
2 3 (4.05%) D3.js
2 3 (4.05%) React
3 2 (2.70%) Django
3 2 (2.70%) EDI
3 2 (2.70%) IDoc
3 2 (2.70%) Middleware
3 2 (2.70%) REST
4 1 (1.35%) Lightning Web Components
4 1 (1.35%) OpenID
4 1 (1.35%) SAML
4 1 (1.35%) SOAP
4 1 (1.35%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.16%) IoT
2 8 (10.81%) Industry 4.0
2 8 (10.81%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.76%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (5.41%) Life Science
4 4 (5.41%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 3 (4.05%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (4.05%) PMI
6 2 (2.70%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (2.70%) Infotainment
6 2 (2.70%) Motion Graphics
6 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.70%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.35%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.35%) FMCG
7 1 (1.35%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (1.35%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.35%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.35%) SCADA
7 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (25.68%) Agile
2 19 (25.68%) Project Management
3 10 (13.51%) Computer Science
3 10 (13.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (12.16%) Analytics
4 9 (12.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (12.16%) ERP
5 8 (10.81%) Analytical Thinking
6 7 (9.46%) Migration
6 7 (9.46%) Roadmaps
6 7 (9.46%) Workshop Facilitation
7 6 (8.11%) Agile Project Management
7 6 (8.11%) Business Transformation
7 6 (8.11%) Data Architecture
7 6 (8.11%) Data Modelling
7 6 (8.11%) Decision-Making
7 6 (8.11%) Logistics
7 6 (8.11%) PLM
8 5 (6.76%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.76%) Python
2 4 (5.41%) SQL
3 3 (4.05%) TypeScript
4 2 (2.70%) C++
5 1 (1.35%) ABAP
5 1 (1.35%) Apex Code
5 1 (1.35%) C
5 1 (1.35%) Java
5 1 (1.35%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.35%) Scala
5 1 (1.35%) SOQL
5 1 (1.35%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 22 (29.73%) Degree
2 9 (12.16%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (6.76%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (5.41%) Master's Degree
4 4 (5.41%) PMI Certification
4 4 (5.41%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.05%) PMP
6 1 (1.35%) CISMP
6 1 (1.35%) CREST Certified
6 1 (1.35%) CSPO
6 1 (1.35%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.35%) ISEB
6 1 (1.35%) ISTQB
6 1 (1.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.35%) OSCE
6 1 (1.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.41%) PMO
1 4 (5.41%) QA
2 3 (4.05%) GDPR
3 2 (2.70%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.70%) COSHH
3 2 (2.70%) ISO 14001
3 2 (2.70%) PMBOK
4 1 (1.35%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (1.35%) HIPAA
4 1 (1.35%) NCSC
4 1 (1.35%) NIST
4 1 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (1.35%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.35%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) MOM
2 2 (2.70%) Functional Safety
3 1 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (36.49%) SAP
2 5 (6.76%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.41%) Hitachi
3 4 (5.41%) Microsoft
4 3 (4.05%) Rockwell
4 3 (4.05%) Siemens
5 2 (2.70%) Adobe
5 2 (2.70%) Ariba
5 2 (2.70%) Oracle
6 1 (1.35%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.35%) Databricks
6 1 (1.35%) Google
6 1 (1.35%) Informatica
6 1 (1.35%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.35%) Okta
6 1 (1.35%) Synopsys
6 1 (1.35%) Zuora