Automotive Contracts with Work from Home 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 22 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 222 292 430
Rank change year-on-year +70 +138 +1
Contract jobs citing Automotive 121 168 198
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.82% 0.70% 0.45%
As % of the General category 1.40% 1.20% 0.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 99 156
10th Percentile £299 £345 £338
25th Percentile £358 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £531 £575
90th Percentile £650 £591 £638
UK median daily rate £479 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +0.84% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 17 1
10th Percentile £35.64 £22.16 -
25th Percentile £46.25 £22.38 £60.75
Median hourly rate £47.50 £38.50 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% -37.40% +29.47%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.00 £62.25
90th Percentile - £69.00 -
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £38.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year +23.38% -9.41% -8.60%

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 8,623 13,983 24,165
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.44% 58.57% 55.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,682 9,896 17,664
10th Percentile £325 £363 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +3.77% +6.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 459 316 342
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.66 £13.53
25th Percentile £22.50 £25.71 £19.50
Median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £34.45
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% +42.24% +55.04%
75th Percentile £52.50 £67.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.38 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Automotive
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Automotive trend for jobs with a WFH option

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Automotive over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.

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 a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Automotive over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.

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 1 (0.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (18.18%) Simulink
1 22 (18.18%) Stateflow
2 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.48%) InVision
4 3 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.48%) Sketch
5 2 (1.65%) Maya
5 2 (1.65%) NUKE
5 2 (1.65%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.83%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.65%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.83%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.31%) Azure
2 3 (2.48%) Adobe Analytics
2 3 (2.48%) AWS
2 3 (2.48%) Snowflake
3 2 (1.65%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.65%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.65%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.65%) Smartsheet
4 1 (0.83%) Figma
4 1 (0.83%) GCP
4 1 (0.83%) Google Analytics
4 1 (0.83%) SaaS
4 1 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.13%) J1939
2 4 (3.31%) Firewall
2 4 (3.31%) Network Security
3 3 (2.48%) Internet
3 3 (2.48%) Intranet
3 3 (2.48%) VPN
4 2 (1.65%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.65%) RTSP
4 2 (1.65%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.83%) HTTP
5 1 (0.83%) LAN
5 1 (0.83%) WAN
5 1 (0.83%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.65%) Power BI
1 2 (1.65%) Power Query
2 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.83%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.83%) ClearCase
2 1 (0.83%) Git
2 1 (0.83%) TestRail
General
1 23 (19.01%) Electronics
1 23 (19.01%) Legal
2 18 (14.88%) Manufacturing
3 11 (9.09%) Social Skills
4 8 (6.61%) Finance
5 6 (4.96%) Aerospace
6 5 (4.13%) Marketing
7 4 (3.31%) Advertising
7 4 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (3.31%) Retail
8 3 (2.48%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.65%) Games
9 2 (1.65%) German Language
9 2 (1.65%) Military
10 1 (0.83%) Billing
10 1 (0.83%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.83%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (31.40%) Software Engineer
2 19 (15.70%) Embedded Engineer
2 19 (15.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 12 (9.92%) Developer
4 8 (6.61%) Author
4 8 (6.61%) Consultant
4 8 (6.61%) Senior
4 8 (6.61%) Technical Author
5 6 (4.96%) Analyst
5 6 (4.96%) Lead
6 5 (4.13%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (4.13%) Test Engineer
7 4 (3.31%) Administrator
7 4 (3.31%) Architect
7 4 (3.31%) Java Developer
7 4 (3.31%) SAP Consultant
8 3 (2.48%) Account Manager
8 3 (2.48%) Business Analyst
8 3 (2.48%) Technical Administrator
9 2 (1.65%) Senior C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.96%) React
2 3 (2.48%) CSS
2 3 (2.48%) HTML
2 3 (2.48%) SAML
3 2 (1.65%) .NET
3 2 (1.65%) ATL
3 2 (1.65%) Blazor
3 2 (1.65%) Kafka
3 2 (1.65%) Node.js
3 2 (1.65%) OAuth
3 2 (1.65%) OpenGL
3 2 (1.65%) TensorFlow
3 2 (1.65%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (1.65%) V-Ray
3 2 (1.65%) WebRTC
4 1 (0.83%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.83%) Framer.js
4 1 (0.83%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.83%) Next.js
4 1 (0.83%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 25 (20.66%) Algorithms
2 5 (4.13%) CAN bus
3 3 (2.48%) Infotainment
4 2 (1.65%) CUDA
4 2 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (1.65%) IoT
4 2 (1.65%) Life Science
4 2 (1.65%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.65%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.65%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.65%) PKI
4 2 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (1.65%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.83%) Animation
5 1 (0.83%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.83%) Cyberattack
5 1 (0.83%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.83%) Digital Media
5 1 (0.83%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.31%) Linux
1 4 (3.31%) Windows
2 1 (0.83%) Unix
2 1 (0.83%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.83%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (38.84%) Software Engineering
2 26 (21.49%) Test Automation
3 25 (20.66%) Validation
4 23 (19.01%) Agile
5 20 (16.53%) Computer Science
5 20 (16.53%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 19 (15.70%) Verification and Validation
7 9 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (4.96%) Product Strategy
9 5 (4.13%) Analytics
9 5 (4.13%) Information Security
9 5 (4.13%) Project Management
10 4 (3.31%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (3.31%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (3.31%) Data Analysis
10 4 (3.31%) DevOps
10 4 (3.31%) Identity Management
10 4 (3.31%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (3.31%) System Testing
10 4 (3.31%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 22 (18.18%) MATLAB
2 15 (12.40%) C
3 14 (11.57%) Embedded C
4 8 (6.61%) C++
5 5 (4.13%) Java
5 5 (4.13%) JavaScript
5 5 (4.13%) TypeScript
6 4 (3.31%) SQL
7 2 (1.65%) C#
7 2 (1.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.65%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.83%) ABAP
8 1 (0.83%) Python
8 1 (0.83%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 11 (9.09%) Degree
2 4 (3.31%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.65%) HNC
4 1 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.83%) HND
4 1 (0.83%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.83%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 1 (0.83%) MBA
4 1 (0.83%) SAP Certification
4 1 (0.83%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.83%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.13%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.65%) GRC
3 2 (1.65%) NIST
3 2 (1.65%) QA
3 2 (1.65%) SLA
4 1 (0.83%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.83%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (4.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.83%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (4.96%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.83%) HP Fortify
2 1 (0.83%) Nmap
2 1 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (11.57%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.61%) SAP
3 4 (3.31%) Apple
4 3 (2.48%) Adobe
4 3 (2.48%) MathWorks
5 2 (1.65%) IBM
5 2 (1.65%) NVIDIA
5 2 (1.65%) QNX
5 2 (1.65%) Workday
6 1 (0.83%) F5
6 1 (0.83%) Google
6 1 (0.83%) Informatica
6 1 (0.83%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.83%) Thales