Automotive
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 233 191 257
Rank change year-on-year -42 +66 +166
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,263 1,896 2,680
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.23% 1.95% 1.61%
As % of the General category 2.10% 2.87% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 733 364 890
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,575 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £44,725 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +25.00% -8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,250 £84,625 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +13.33% -5.26%

All General Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 60,283 66,144 108,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.75% 67.94% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,987 35,943 51,825
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,426 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive 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 -37 1,211 £50,750 -11.74% 1,279
UK excluding London -50 1,109 £50,000 -1.96% 1,190
Midlands -52 403 £52,500 +5.00% 372
West Midlands -39 319 £57,500 +19.67% 278
Work from Home -29 315 £55,000 - 295
North of England +120 204 £45,000 -10.00% 202
South East -70 183 £55,000 - 261
East of England +43 176 £50,000 -28.57% 170
London +20 124 £62,500 -13.79% 94
South West +33 105 £47,500 +5.56% 162
North West +53 90 £45,000 -29.41% 135
East Midlands +37 83 £42,500 -20.93% 93
Yorkshire +89 80 £45,000 +5.88% 50
North East - 34 £39,500 - 17
Scotland -75 28 £57,500 -11.54% 58
Wales -12 11 £30,000 -16.67% 31

Automotive
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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (2.14%) Skype for Business
2 12 (0.95%) CMS
3 10 (0.79%) SharePoint
4 8 (0.63%) Confluence
5 5 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.16%) WordPress
7 1 (0.079%) Apache
7 1 (0.079%) Apache Pulsar
7 1 (0.079%) Liferay
7 1 (0.079%) nginx
7 1 (0.079%) Umbraco
Applications
1 88 (6.97%) Simulink
2 73 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (2.85%) Stateflow
4 32 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
5 22 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (1.03%) CANalyzer
7 12 (0.95%) Photoshop
7 12 (0.95%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.32%) 3ds Max
9 4 (0.32%) InDesign
9 4 (0.32%) OrCAD
10 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.24%) CATIA
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.16%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.079%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.16%) Primavera
4 2 (0.16%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.16%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.079%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.079%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.079%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.079%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 89 (7.05%) Azure
2 72 (5.70%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (4.35%) SaaS
4 36 (2.85%) AWS
5 27 (2.14%) GitHub
5 27 (2.14%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.06%) Azure Functions
6 26 (2.06%) Serverless
7 20 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (1.35%) Azure AKS
10 16 (1.27%) Akamai
10 16 (1.27%) Amazon ECS
10 16 (1.27%) Amazon EKS
10 16 (1.27%) Amazon S3
10 16 (1.27%) Amazon SQS
10 16 (1.27%) AWS CloudFormation
10 16 (1.27%) AWS Fargate
10 16 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
10 16 (1.27%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.38%) J1939
2 28 (2.22%) Cisco IOS
3 27 (2.14%) Skype
4 25 (1.98%) Telepresence
5 23 (1.82%) Wireless
6 20 (1.58%) Ethernet
6 20 (1.58%) Internet
7 14 (1.11%) Bluetooth
8 13 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (0.87%) Firewall
9 11 (0.87%) VLAN
10 9 (0.71%) DNS
11 8 (0.63%) DHCP
11 8 (0.63%) TCP/IP
12 7 (0.55%) LAN
12 7 (0.55%) WAN
13 5 (0.40%) FlexRay
13 5 (0.40%) RS-232
13 5 (0.40%) SAN
14 4 (0.32%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (2.06%) Power BI
2 19 (1.50%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.03%) Relational Database
4 9 (0.71%) MySQL
4 9 (0.71%) Tableau
5 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (0.48%) Data Mining
6 6 (0.48%) Redis
7 4 (0.32%) Big Data
7 4 (0.32%) GIS
8 2 (0.16%) MS Access
8 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.16%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.079%) EDMS
9 1 (0.079%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.079%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.079%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.079%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 71 (5.62%) Git
2 64 (5.07%) JIRA
3 23 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.74%) ClearCase
5 21 (1.66%) Plastic SCM
6 16 (1.27%) Visual Studio
7 14 (1.11%) ClearQuest
8 10 (0.79%) CANoe
9 8 (0.63%) Appium
9 8 (0.63%) Subversion
9 8 (0.63%) UI Automator
10 7 (0.55%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.55%) Selenium
11 4 (0.32%) GitLab
11 4 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
11 4 (0.32%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.16%) Protractor
13 2 (0.16%) TestNG
General
1 275 (21.77%) Social Skills
2 205 (16.23%) Manufacturing
3 175 (13.86%) Aerospace
4 172 (13.62%) Electronics
5 136 (10.77%) Finance
6 77 (6.10%) Pharmaceutical
7 76 (6.02%) Analytical Skills
8 71 (5.62%) Marketing
9 67 (5.30%) Retail
10 64 (5.07%) Telecoms
11 46 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
12 45 (3.56%) Legal
13 40 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
14 36 (2.85%) Aviation
15 21 (1.66%) Law
16 20 (1.58%) Publishing
17 17 (1.35%) Public Sector
18 12 (0.95%) Military
18 12 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
19 11 (0.87%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 218 (17.26%) Software Engineer
2 181 (14.33%) Senior
3 151 (11.96%) Lead
4 140 (11.08%) Systems Engineer
5 117 (9.26%) Developer
6 114 (9.03%) Embedded Engineer
7 100 (7.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 65 (5.15%) Senior Software Engineer
9 43 (3.40%) Consultant
10 40 (3.17%) Support Engineer
11 38 (3.01%) Test Engineer
12 37 (2.93%) Architect
12 37 (2.93%) Programmer
13 34 (2.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 33 (2.61%) Analyst
14 33 (2.61%) Senior Embedded Engineer
15 28 (2.22%) Project Manager
15 28 (2.22%) Software Developer
16 27 (2.14%) Hardware Engineer
17 26 (2.06%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.91%) .NET
2 30 (2.38%) HTML
3 24 (1.90%) CSS
4 23 (1.82%) AngularJS
5 20 (1.58%) React
6 13 (1.03%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.03%) Sass
7 12 (0.95%) Node.js
8 10 (0.79%) Kafka
8 10 (0.79%) LLVM
9 8 (0.63%) Ajax
9 8 (0.63%) RESTful
9 8 (0.63%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 7 (0.55%) .NET Core
10 7 (0.55%) Vue
10 7 (0.55%) Yocto
11 6 (0.48%) ASP.NET
11 6 (0.48%) LESS
11 6 (0.48%) WPF
12 5 (0.40%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 129 (10.21%) IoT
2 89 (7.05%) Embedded Systems
3 52 (4.12%) Algorithms
4 50 (3.96%) Mobile App
5 39 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 33 (2.61%) Client/Server
6 33 (2.61%) FMCG
7 25 (1.98%) Video Conferencing
8 20 (1.58%) Robotics
9 19 (1.50%) Product Ownership
9 19 (1.50%) Verilog
9 19 (1.50%) VHDL
10 18 (1.43%) Blog
10 18 (1.43%) Raspberry Pi
10 18 (1.43%) Renewable Energy
11 17 (1.35%) Device Driver
11 17 (1.35%) FPGA
12 16 (1.27%) Infotainment
13 15 (1.19%) Operational Technology
14 14 (1.11%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 98 (7.76%) Windows
2 88 (6.97%) Linux
3 41 (3.25%) Windows 10
4 38 (3.01%) Android
5 31 (2.45%) Windows Server
6 29 (2.30%) Apple iOS
7 25 (1.98%) Windows 7
8 15 (1.19%) FreeRTOS
8 15 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
11 8 (0.63%) Mac OS
12 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2003
12 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (0.48%) Unix
14 5 (0.40%) Windows 2000
14 5 (0.40%) Windows NT
14 5 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
14 5 (0.40%) Windows XP
15 3 (0.24%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (21.22%) Software Engineering
2 185 (14.65%) Problem-Solving
3 153 (12.11%) Agile
4 105 (8.31%) Mentoring
5 96 (7.60%) Project Management
6 81 (6.41%) Computer Science
7 78 (6.18%) Business Development
7 78 (6.18%) Validation
8 75 (5.94%) Cybersecurity
9 67 (5.30%) Logistics
10 61 (4.83%) Test Automation
11 60 (4.75%) DevOps
12 59 (4.67%) Systems Engineering
13 55 (4.35%) Software Testing
14 53 (4.20%) Continuous Improvement
14 53 (4.20%) Decision-Making
15 51 (4.04%) Customer Service
16 48 (3.80%) ITIL
16 48 (3.80%) Stakeholder Management
16 48 (3.80%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 179 (14.17%) C
2 112 (8.87%) C++
3 107 (8.47%) Python
4 92 (7.28%) MATLAB
5 71 (5.62%) C#
6 52 (4.12%) JavaScript
6 52 (4.12%) SQL
7 51 (4.04%) Java
8 50 (3.96%) Embedded C
9 40 (3.17%) SystemVerilog
10 18 (1.43%) TypeScript
11 14 (1.11%) Perl
12 12 (0.95%) Rust
13 9 (0.71%) Embedded C++
14 8 (0.63%) T-SQL
15 7 (0.55%) PHP
15 7 (0.55%) R
16 6 (0.48%) Bash
17 5 (0.40%) PowerShell
17 5 (0.40%) VB
Qualifications
1 310 (24.54%) Degree
2 53 (4.20%) Master's Degree
3 40 (3.17%) HND
4 31 (2.45%) MBA
5 26 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (1.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 22 (1.74%) HNC
8 14 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (1.11%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.03%) PMI Certification
10 12 (0.95%) NVQ Level 3
11 9 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (0.71%) CISM
11 9 (0.71%) CISSP
12 8 (0.63%) CCNA
12 8 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.55%) MCSE
14 6 (0.48%) MCSA
14 6 (0.48%) PMP
15 5 (0.40%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.43%) ISO 26262
2 43 (3.40%) QA
3 42 (3.33%) Automotive SPICE
4 36 (2.85%) AUTOSAR
5 27 (2.14%) MISRA
6 21 (1.66%) ISO 9001
7 16 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 11 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (0.87%) SLA
9 9 (0.71%) GDPR
10 8 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (0.63%) NIST
11 5 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.40%) PMO
12 4 (0.32%) JTAG
13 3 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.16%) COSHH
14 2 (0.16%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.16%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.16%) ITGC
System Software
1 51 (4.04%) Firmware
2 34 (2.69%) Docker
3 26 (2.06%) Embedded Firmware
4 16 (1.27%) Active Directory
4 16 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.87%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (3.17%) Functional Safety
2 29 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 16 (1.27%) Ansible
4 14 (1.11%) SCCM
5 10 (0.79%) Progress Chef
6 8 (0.63%) Terraform
7 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.40%) SCOM
8 5 (0.40%) WSUS
9 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.16%) Puppet
11 1 (0.079%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 120 (9.50%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.01%) Cisco
3 28 (2.22%) Cadence
3 28 (2.22%) Synopsys
4 27 (2.14%) SAP
5 26 (2.06%) Apple
6 25 (1.98%) Polycom
7 24 (1.90%) Lauterbach
8 21 (1.66%) IBM
9 20 (1.58%) VMware
10 16 (1.27%) ForgeRock
10 16 (1.27%) Sitecore
11 15 (1.19%) Adobe
12 13 (1.03%) Salesforce
13 12 (0.95%) EMC
13 12 (0.95%) Siemens
14 11 (0.87%) Dell
14 11 (0.87%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.71%) Instagram
15 9 (0.71%) QNX