Automotive Contracts in the Midlands

Automotive
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 72 114
Rank change year-on-year +8 +42 +24
Contract jobs citing Automotive 72 99 83
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.67% 3.03% 1.66%
As % of the General category 4.83% 5.47% 3.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 69 64
10th Percentile £304 £313 £400
25th Percentile £315 £350 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £475 £506
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -6.17% +56.98%
75th Percentile £581 £550 £550
90th Percentile £782 £623 £788
England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 3 3
10th Percentile £16.25 £41.85 £18.65
25th Percentile £24.78 £43.50 £21.50
Median hourly rate £39.92 £47.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.96% +79.25% -41.11%
75th Percentile £48.75 £56.88 £29.13
90th Percentile £58.75 £61.75 £30.55
England median hourly rate £47.50 £38.75 £37.75
% change year-on-year +22.58% +2.65% -16.11%

All General Skills
Midlands

Automotive is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,491 1,809 2,726
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.30% 55.44% 54.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,035 1,290 2,033
10th Percentile £208 £217 £225
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +1.05% +18.41%
75th Percentile £606 £599 £556
90th Percentile £725 £694 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 78 99
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.80 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.91 £13.31 £13.48
Median hourly rate £17.50 £21.84 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.85% +21.31% +16.32%
75th Percentile £35.00 £38.96 £27.50
90th Percentile £52.56 £51.50 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.12 £32.30 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.75% +50.23% -4.10%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Automotive in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Automotive in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +15 59 £518 -1.43% 266
East Midlands -4 13 £408 +16.43% 95
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (9.72%) Simulink
2 6 (8.33%) CANalyzer
3 5 (6.94%) Stateflow
3 5 (6.94%) TargetLink
4 4 (5.56%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (2.78%) Maya
6 2 (2.78%) NUKE
6 2 (2.78%) Photoshop
7 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (5.56%) OneDrive
1 4 (5.56%) Power Automate
2 2 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (1.39%) AWS
3 1 (1.39%) GCP
3 1 (1.39%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.39%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.94%) Ethernet
2 4 (5.56%) FlexRay
3 3 (4.17%) Intranet
4 1 (1.39%) LAN
4 1 (1.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) Data Vault
1 2 (2.78%) Metadata
2 1 (1.39%) BigQuery
2 1 (1.39%) Looker
2 1 (1.39%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.39%) Power BI
2 1 (1.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (8.33%) CANoe
2 5 (6.94%) Bitbucket
2 5 (6.94%) Git
2 5 (6.94%) Subversion
3 4 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 24 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 13 (18.06%) Social Skills
3 11 (15.28%) Electronics
4 9 (12.50%) Aerospace
5 6 (8.33%) Retail
6 2 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.78%) Finance
6 2 (2.78%) Games
6 2 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.78%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.39%) Marketing
7 1 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (9.72%) Lead
1 7 (9.72%) Programmer
1 7 (9.72%) Project Manager
2 6 (8.33%) Integration Engineer
2 6 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (6.94%) Control Systems Engineer
3 5 (6.94%) Integration Manager
3 5 (6.94%) Principal Engineer
3 5 (6.94%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 5 (6.94%) Software Manager
3 5 (6.94%) Technical Leader
4 4 (5.56%) Analyst
4 4 (5.56%) Author
4 4 (5.56%) Microsoft 365 Expert
4 4 (5.56%) Software Integration Engineer
4 4 (5.56%) Subject Matter Expert
4 4 (5.56%) Technical Author
5 3 (4.17%) Administrator
5 3 (4.17%) IT Manager
5 3 (4.17%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) Middleware
1 2 (2.78%) Unreal Engine
1 2 (2.78%) V-Ray
2 1 (1.39%) Java EE
2 1 (1.39%) SAML
2 1 (1.39%) Struts
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.89%) Infotainment
2 6 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.94%) Algorithms
4 4 (5.56%) Onboarding
5 3 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.78%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.78%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (26.39%) Agile
2 11 (15.28%) Software Engineering
2 11 (15.28%) Validation
3 10 (13.89%) Project Management
3 10 (13.89%) Quality Management
4 7 (9.72%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (8.33%) Prototyping
6 5 (6.94%) Black-Box Testing
6 5 (6.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (6.94%) Functional Testing
6 5 (6.94%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 5 (6.94%) Integration Testing
6 5 (6.94%) Line Management
6 5 (6.94%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 5 (6.94%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (6.94%) Product Strategy
6 5 (6.94%) Software Audit
6 5 (6.94%) Software Testing
6 5 (6.94%) Verification and Validation
6 5 (6.94%) White-Box Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.72%) C
1 7 (9.72%) MATLAB
2 4 (5.56%) Python
2 4 (5.56%) VBA
3 3 (4.17%) SQL
4 2 (2.78%) C++
4 2 (2.78%) Embedded C
4 2 (2.78%) Embedded C++
5 1 (1.39%) Java
Qualifications
1 15 (20.83%) Degree
2 5 (6.94%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (11.11%) AUTOSAR
2 6 (8.33%) Data Quality
3 5 (6.94%) ISO 26262
3 5 (6.94%) MISRA
3 5 (6.94%) MISRA C
4 2 (2.78%) PMO
4 2 (2.78%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Functional Safety
2 1 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (9.72%) Informatica
2 6 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 5 (6.94%) SAP
4 1 (1.39%) Cisco
4 1 (1.39%) NetApp
4 1 (1.39%) Workday