Automotive Job Trends in Durham

Automotive
North East > Durham

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.58% - -
As % of the General category 1.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £48,041 - -
25th Percentile £48,852 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,203 - -
75th Percentile £58,125 - -
90th Percentile £61,500 - -
North East median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -22.31% +16.07% +1.82%

All General Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 266 114 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 51.55% 45.06% 49.29%
Number of salaries quoted 122 46 58
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £30,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,700 £33,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +43.46% -30.00% -2.56%
75th Percentile £56,125 £50,000 £58,775
90th Percentile £76,075 £85,000 £75,151
North East median annual salary £52,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +31.25% -5.88% -10.85%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Durham

Automotive
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Automotive

Automotive
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Durham region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. 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
Peterlee - 2 £50,102 - 2
Automotive
North East

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Design Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Process Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Design for Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) CAD
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C
1 1 (33.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) EMC