Notably, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations jobs accounted for a 16% share of the British auto industry new job postings in Q4 2023, down by 24% over the prior quarter.

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations drive auto industry hiring activity

Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, which accounted for 16% of the total new job postings in Q4 2023 and were down by 54% year-on-year. Second highest were Sales and Related Occupations, which accounted for 12% and drop by 43% year-on-year, and third highest were Management Occupations, which were 9% of the new job postings and 46% lower year-on-year.

Top five companies in auto industry accounted for 50% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Redde Northgate with 931, followed by Halfords Group with 541, while the highest increase was at Penske Automotive Group at 6%.

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