The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Blackburn. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
-
7
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+11
Permanent jobs citing Automotive
44
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
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 common skills in Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills
169
56
20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
66.27%
54.90%
83.33%
Number of salaries quoted
133
51
13
10th Percentile
£46,537
£22,489
£43,500
25th Percentile
£48,869
£23,750
£47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£32,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+54.01%
-35.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£54,793
£46,875
£52,500
90th Percentile
£58,943
£55,000
£67,500
Lancashire median annual salary
£50,055
£47,500
£46,549
% change year-on-year
+5.38%
+2.04%
+2.33%
Automotive Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Automotive Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive in Blackburn.
Automotive Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 27 June 2025, job vacancies citing Automotive also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for Automotive.
Automotive Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
