SAE J1939
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for J1939 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited J1939 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 864 931 1200
Rank change year-on-year +67 +269 -305
Permanent jobs citing J1939 32 39 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.033% 0.037% 0.021%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.24% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 18 8 12
10th Percentile - £44,750 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +6.28% +3.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £59,688
90th Percentile - £65,750 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year +13.64% +6.28% +3.50%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

J1939 is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,586 16,051 20,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 15.34% 13.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 8,237 11,833
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

J1939
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing J1939 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for J1939 in the UK

J1939
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing J1939.

Salary trend for J1939 in the UK

J1939
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J1939 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +108 32 £62,500 +13.64% 2
UK excluding London +9 32 £62,500 +13.64% 1
South East +19 21 £55,000 -
West Midlands +33 11 £65,000 +8.33%
Midlands +15 11 £65,000 +8.33%
Work from Home +97 7 £65,000 +4.00% 1

J1939
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 28 (87.50%) Simulink
2 21 (65.63%) Stateflow
3 7 (21.88%) CANalyzer
4 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) Bluetooth
1 4 (12.50%) GSM
1 4 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (12.50%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 14 (43.75%) ClearCase
1 14 (43.75%) JIRA
1 14 (43.75%) Plastic SCM
2 7 (21.88%) ClearQuest
General
1 32 (100.00%) Automotive
2 21 (65.63%) Electronics
3 7 (21.88%) Retail
4 3 (9.38%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (100.00%) Senior
2 14 (43.75%) Senior Software Engineer
2 14 (43.75%) Software Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Telematics Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Senior C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (56.25%) Algorithms
2 10 (31.25%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (15.63%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (56.25%) Agile
1 18 (56.25%) Software Engineering
2 14 (43.75%) Configuration Management
2 14 (43.75%) Data Acquisition
2 14 (43.75%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 11 (34.38%) Software Testing
4 7 (21.88%) Customer Requirements
4 7 (21.88%) Embedded Software Development
4 7 (21.88%) FMEA
4 7 (21.88%) Mentoring
4 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (21.88%) Project Delivery
4 7 (21.88%) Validation
4 7 (21.88%) Workflow
5 4 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (12.50%) Multithreading
5 4 (12.50%) Scrum
5 4 (12.50%) Telematics
Programming Languages
1 28 (87.50%) MATLAB
2 25 (78.13%) C
3 14 (43.75%) Embedded C
3 14 (43.75%) Perl
3 14 (43.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (65.63%) Degree
2 11 (34.38%) HND
3 4 (12.50%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (100.00%) Automotive SPICE
2 28 (87.50%) ISO 26262
3 25 (78.13%) AUTOSAR
4 14 (43.75%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (21.88%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (43.75%) IBM
1 14 (43.75%) Lauterbach
2 7 (21.88%) Facebook
2 7 (21.88%) Instagram
3 4 (12.50%) Microsoft