Automotive Jobs in Kent

Automotive
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 20 44
Rank change year-on-year -47 +24 +18
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 41 118 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 2.76% 10.24% 6.21%
As % of the General category 5.09% 14.71% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 2
10th Percentile - £39,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +33.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £41,250
90th Percentile - - £43,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +7.84% +2.00%

All General Skills
Kent

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 advertised in Kent with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 806 802 785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 54.17% 69.62% 60.95%
Number of salaries quoted 568 316 364
10th Percentile £23,675 £29,750 £26,325
25th Percentile £29,625 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £47,375 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.65% +5.28% +18.42%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £74,625
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +8.00%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Kent

Automotive
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Automotive in Kent

Automotive
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Kent region over the 6 months to 1 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
Dartford -11 1 - - 1
Automotive
South East

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 39 (95.12%) Simulink
2 35 (85.37%) Stateflow
3 7 (17.07%) CANalyzer
4 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (51.22%) J1939
2 1 (2.44%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.44%) RS-232
2 1 (2.44%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 21 (51.22%) ClearCase
1 21 (51.22%) JIRA
1 21 (51.22%) Plastic SCM
2 14 (34.15%) ClearQuest
General
1 15 (36.59%) Electronics
2 7 (17.07%) Legal
2 7 (17.07%) Retail
2 7 (17.07%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.20%) Manufacturing
4 4 (9.76%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 25 (60.98%) Senior
2 21 (51.22%) Software Engineer
3 18 (43.90%) Systems Engineer
4 14 (34.15%) Senior Software Engineer
5 11 (26.83%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 7 (17.07%) Embedded Engineer
6 7 (17.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) C Software Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Senior C Software Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Development Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Lead
8 1 (2.44%) Product Development Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 33 (80.49%) Algorithms
2 24 (58.54%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (12.20%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.44%) Acoustics
4 1 (2.44%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (63.41%) Software Engineering
2 21 (51.22%) Agile
2 21 (51.22%) Configuration Management
3 19 (46.34%) Validation
4 18 (43.90%) Software Testing
5 14 (34.15%) Data Acquisition
5 14 (34.15%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 11 (26.83%) Customer Requirements
6 11 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (26.83%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (17.07%) FMEA
8 4 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (9.76%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (9.76%) Requirements Management
8 4 (9.76%) SysML
9 3 (7.32%) Embedded Software Development
10 1 (2.44%) Commercial Awareness
10 1 (2.44%) Decision-Making
10 1 (2.44%) Line Management
10 1 (2.44%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (95.12%) MATLAB
2 28 (68.29%) C
3 21 (51.22%) Embedded C
4 14 (34.15%) Perl
4 14 (34.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (60.98%) Degree
2 11 (26.83%) HND
3 4 (9.76%) CESG Certified Professional
3 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.44%) MCAD
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (60.98%) Automotive SPICE
1 25 (60.98%) ISO 26262
2 21 (51.22%) MISRA
3 14 (34.15%) AUTOSAR
Systems Management
1 18 (43.90%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 21 (51.22%) IBM
1 21 (51.22%) Lauterbach
2 7 (17.07%) Facebook
2 7 (17.07%) Instagram
3 5 (12.20%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.44%) EMC