Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Automotive SPICE skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive SPICE over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 869 811 1075
Rank change year-on-year -58 +264 -156
Permanent jobs citing Automotive SPICE 45 141 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.044% 0.14% 0.097%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.33% 0.78% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 20 7 40
10th Percentile - - £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 - £40,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +14.58% -20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £84,437
90th Percentile - £70,000 £84,999
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% +14.58% -20.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Automotive SPICE is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,629 18,029 28,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.28% 18.52% 17.13%
Number of salaries quoted 9,164 8,543 13,451
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.75%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,825
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.55% +0.68%

Automotive SPICE
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Automotive SPICE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive SPICE in the UK

Automotive SPICE
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive SPICE.

Salary trend for Automotive SPICE in the UK

Automotive SPICE
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive SPICE over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Automotive SPICE in the UK

Automotive SPICE
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive SPICE within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -22 45 £62,500 +13.64% 13
UK excluding London -115 45 £62,500 +13.64% 13
South East -27 25 £55,000 - 1
West Midlands -57 18 £65,000 +8.33% 8
Midlands -70 18 £65,000 +8.33% 8
Work from Home +65 14 £65,000 +8.33% 5
North of England - 2 £65,000 -
Yorkshire - 2 £65,000 -

Automotive SPICE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 34 (75.56%) Simulink
2 21 (46.67%) Stateflow
3 7 (15.56%) CANalyzer
4 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 30 (66.67%) J1939
2 2 (4.44%) Bluetooth
2 2 (4.44%) GSM
2 2 (4.44%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (4.44%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 14 (31.11%) ClearCase
1 14 (31.11%) JIRA
1 14 (31.11%) Plastic SCM
2 7 (15.56%) ClearQuest
3 1 (2.22%) CANoe
General
1 42 (93.33%) Automotive
2 23 (51.11%) Electronics
3 7 (15.56%) Retail
3 7 (15.56%) Social Skills
4 5 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 4 (8.89%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.22%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.22%) Legal
Job Titles
1 35 (77.78%) Senior
2 16 (35.56%) Software Engineer
3 14 (31.11%) Senior Software Engineer
4 12 (26.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (26.67%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (8.89%) Embedded Engineer
6 3 (6.67%) Lead
6 3 (6.67%) Quality Engineer
6 3 (6.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 3 (6.67%) Software Quality Engineer
7 2 (4.44%) C Software Engineer
7 2 (4.44%) Senior C Software Engineer
7 2 (4.44%) Software Team Leader
7 2 (4.44%) Team Leader
7 2 (4.44%) Telematics Engineer
8 1 (2.22%) Control Software Engineer
8 1 (2.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (2.22%) Integration Manager
Miscellaneous
1 18 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 12 (26.67%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (48.89%) Software Engineering
2 18 (40.00%) Agile
3 16 (35.56%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 14 (31.11%) Configuration Management
4 14 (31.11%) Data Acquisition
4 14 (31.11%) Validation
5 13 (28.89%) Software Testing
6 12 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (24.44%) Customer Requirements
8 8 (17.78%) Mentoring
9 7 (15.56%) Cybersecurity
9 7 (15.56%) FMEA
9 7 (15.56%) Project Delivery
9 7 (15.56%) Workflow
10 5 (11.11%) Code Quality
10 5 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
11 4 (8.89%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (8.89%) Requirements Management
11 4 (8.89%) SysML
11 4 (8.89%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (75.56%) MATLAB
2 24 (53.33%) C
3 14 (31.11%) Embedded C
3 14 (31.11%) Perl
3 14 (31.11%) Python
4 1 (2.22%) C++
Qualifications
1 29 (64.44%) Degree
2 11 (24.44%) HND
3 4 (8.89%) CESG Certified Professional
3 4 (8.89%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (82.22%) ISO 26262
2 24 (53.33%) AUTOSAR
3 14 (31.11%) MISRA
System Software
1 2 (4.44%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (26.67%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (31.11%) IBM
1 14 (31.11%) Lauterbach
2 7 (15.56%) Facebook
2 7 (15.56%) Instagram
3 4 (8.89%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.22%) Cadence
4 1 (2.22%) MathWorks