Automotive Job Trends in Wakefield

Automotive
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 0 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield - - 8.57%
As % of the General category - - 12.16%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - £44,000
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £43,287
% change year-on-year -13.04% +32.83% -17.55%

All General Skills
Wakefield

Automotive falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 47 52 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 38.52% 77.61% 70.48%
Number of salaries quoted 31 38 45
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,784 £33,245
25th Percentile £39,375 - £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -23.64% +7.84%
75th Percentile £58,125 - £73,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £42,250 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% - -8.90%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Automotive job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Automotive
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Automotive