Automotive Job Trends in Bolton

Automotive
Manchester > Bolton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 30
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.01% - 0.71%
As % of the General category 1.20% - 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,625 - £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 - £36,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.12%
75th Percentile £55,875 - £37,250
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £75,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% +50.00% -39.39%

All General Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 83 124 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 83.84% 86.11% 71.43%
Number of salaries quoted 63 98 66
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -14.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
Manchester median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% -9.09%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Bolton

Automotive
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Automotive

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC