The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automotive over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automotive
Rank 187 173 161
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -12
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 23 38 53
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.435% 0.674% 0.897%
As % of the General category 1.123% 1.725% 2.369%
Number of salaries quoted 7 31 43
Average salary £32,500 £40,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.75% -3.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,750 £30,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All of the General Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
2048 2203 2237
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 38.76% 39.07% 37.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1685 1781 1825
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -0.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £62,500 £57,150
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Automotive
England

Automotive
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Automotive across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West Automotive Jobs Demand Trend

Automotive
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automotive across the South West region.

South West Automotive Salary Trend

Automotive
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automotive across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West Automotive Salary Histogram

Automotive
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol 0 18 £40,375 +4.19%
Gloucestershire +4 3 £32,500 -13.33%
Dorset -6 1 £80,000 +23.07%
Devon - 1 £40,000 -
Automotive
England

Automotive
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Automotive also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Automotive.

1 23 (45.10%) Aerospace
2 15 (29.41%) Marketing
3 14 (27.45%) Retail
3 14 (27.45%) Human Factors
3 14 (27.45%) Manufacturing
3 14 (27.45%) .NET
3 14 (27.45%) Electronics
4 13 (25.49%) Finance
5 11 (21.57%) C#
6 10 (19.61%) Project Planning
7 9 (17.65%) Project Management
7 9 (17.65%) SQL Server
8 8 (15.69%) SQL
9 7 (13.73%) UML
9 7 (13.73%) Telecoms
10 6 (11.76%) ASP.NET
11 5 (9.804%) CSS
11 5 (9.804%) C++
11 5 (9.804%) C
11 5 (9.804%) JavaScript
11 5 (9.804%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (7.843%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (7.843%) Flash
12 4 (7.843%) XHTML
12 4 (7.843%) XSL
12 4 (7.843%) Web Services
12 4 (7.843%) CMS
12 4 (7.843%) Degree
12 4 (7.843%) QA
12 4 (7.843%) Umbraco

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Automotive also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Automotive. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (27.45%) .NET
2 6 (11.76%) ASP.NET
3 5 (9.804%) CSS
4 4 (7.843%) Flash
4 4 (7.843%) XHTML
4 4 (7.843%) XSL
4 4 (7.843%) Web Services
4 4 (7.843%) HTML5
5 3 (5.882%) JSON
5 3 (5.882%) SOAP
6 2 (3.922%) WCF
6 2 (3.922%) WPF
7 1 (1.961%) .NET Framework
7 1 (1.961%) WinForms
7 1 (1.961%) HTML
7 1 (1.961%) XML
7 1 (1.961%) ASP
7 1 (1.961%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 4 (7.843%) CMS
1 4 (7.843%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (1.961%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.961%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (1.961%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.922%) Ethernet
1 2 (3.922%) TCP/IP
1 2 (3.922%) RTSP
2 1 (1.961%) LAN
2 1 (1.961%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (17.65%) SQL Server
2 5 (9.804%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.961%) DTS
3 1 (1.961%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.961%) LabVIEW
1 1 (1.961%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (45.10%) Aerospace
2 15 (29.41%) Marketing
3 14 (27.45%) Retail
3 14 (27.45%) Manufacturing
3 14 (27.45%) Electronics
4 13 (25.49%) Finance
5 7 (13.73%) Telecoms
6 4 (7.843%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (5.882%) Games
8 1 (1.961%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 11 (21.57%) Consultant
1 11 (21.57%) Recruitment Consultant
2 10 (19.61%) Developer
3 7 (13.73%) Project Manager
3 7 (13.73%) Technical Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Software Engineer
5 5 (9.804%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (9.804%) Architect
6 4 (7.843%) Technical Project Manager
6 4 (7.843%) Web Developer
6 4 (7.843%) Senior Consultant
6 4 (7.843%) Technical Leader
6 4 (7.843%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
6 4 (7.843%) Lead Project Manager
7 3 (5.882%) iPhone Developer
7 3 (5.882%) Resourcer
7 3 (5.882%) Junior Resourcer
7 3 (5.882%) Senior Software Engineer
7 3 (5.882%) Junior
8 2 (3.922%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (27.45%) Human Factors
2 4 (7.843%) Semantic Web
2 4 (7.843%) Mobile App
3 3 (5.882%) Online Games
3 3 (5.882%) iPhone
3 3 (5.882%) Robotics
4 2 (3.922%) Mathematics
5 1 (1.961%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.961%) PMI
5 1 (1.961%) N-Tier
5 1 (1.961%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.882%) Apple iOS
1 3 (5.882%) Android
2 2 (3.922%) Windows
3 1 (1.961%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (1.961%) Windows XP
3 1 (1.961%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (1.961%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (19.61%) Project Planning
2 9 (17.65%) Project Management
3 7 (13.73%) UML
4 3 (5.882%) Multithreading
4 3 (5.882%) Validation
4 3 (5.882%) CRM
5 2 (3.922%) PRINCE2
5 2 (3.922%) ERP
5 2 (3.922%) Data Modelling
5 2 (3.922%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (3.922%) Data Protection
6 1 (1.961%) Lean Six Sigma
6 1 (1.961%) Software Engineering
6 1 (1.961%) Direct Marketing
6 1 (1.961%) Knowledge Management
6 1 (1.961%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (1.961%) Scrum
6 1 (1.961%) OO
6 1 (1.961%) E-Commerce
6 1 (1.961%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.57%) C#
2 8 (15.69%) SQL
3 5 (9.804%) C++
3 5 (9.804%) C
3 5 (9.804%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.922%) Assembly Language
4 2 (3.922%) VB
5 1 (1.961%) VB.NET
5 1 (1.961%) VBA
5 1 (1.961%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (7.843%) Degree
2 1 (1.961%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.961%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (1.961%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (1.961%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (1.961%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.961%) CIMA
2 1 (1.961%) ACCA
2 1 (1.961%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.843%) QA
2 1 (1.961%) DO-178B
System Software
1 1 (1.961%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.961%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 2 (3.922%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.961%) Infor
2 1 (1.961%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.961%) VMware
2 1 (1.961%) PeopleSoft
2 1 (1.961%) Epicor
2 1 (1.961%) Baan
2 1 (1.961%) JD Edwards
2 1 (1.961%) Sage
Gloucestershire
Skills required are; - Windows OS - XP, 7, Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2. - Knowledge of HyperV or VMware... Key words; infrastructure engineer, network engineer, windows, xp, windows 7, SQL,...
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wiltshire, South West
Catia V5 mechanical design engineer urgently required for a client in the Swindon area...The ideal candidate will have skills and experience in the relevant areas- Catia V5-...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Swindon, South West
Catia V5 mechanical design engineer urgently required for a client in the Swindon area...The ideal candidate will have skills and experience in the relevant areas- Catia V5-...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
Working within (and understanding) the framework of a TS16949 and ISO 9001 quality management system. Internal Quality Management Systems auditing... Driving continuous improvement in a fast paced automotive...
Roc Search
Posted: 15 May 2013
Poole, South West
Mechanical Design - Automotive Systems - Solidworks I am currently recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to work for a widely recognised engineering organisation based in Hampshire... You MUST have...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 20 May 2013
South West
Assists the Automotive Regional OMS Single Point of Accountability and individuals accountable to implement the Local Operating Management System:- To ensure the accountabilities and processes described in PICs...
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP60000 to GBP65000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Are you an engineer looking for a new challenge? Have you got previous experience within the automotive sector? Are you a design engineer looking for something more in...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £34000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013