Automotive Job Trends in the City of London

Automotive
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 153 146
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 +103
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 5 9 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.22% 0.34% 0.81%
As % of the General category 0.37% 0.50% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 4
10th Percentile - - £44,725
25th Percentile - £65,000 £46,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +13.45% -21.97%
75th Percentile - £80,625 £77,500
90th Percentile - £95,250 £82,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year - +26.83% -4.21%

All General Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,353 1,818 1,749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 60.08% 68.50% 61.56%
Number of salaries quoted 992 1,126 1,551
10th Percentile £40,000 £44,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +4.29% -3.45% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the City of London

Automotive
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Automotive

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (20.00%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) SuccessFactors
General
1 3 (60.00%) Aeronautics
1 3 (60.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Senior
1 3 (60.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Director
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Architect
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Programme Director
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Solutions Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) ERP
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Ariba