Automotive Jobs in the East Midlands

Automotive
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 107 150
Rank change year-on-year +59 +43 -8
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 134 80 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 5.07% 1.82% 1.02%
As % of the General category 8.03% 3.35% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10 57 10
10th Percentile £27,650 £30,000 £47,625
25th Percentile £29,313 £32,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,750 £42,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.12% -20.93% +53.57%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £52,250 £65,000 £73,000
England median annual salary £50,055 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.66% -12.50% +30.43%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,669 2,389 1,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 63.12% 54.38% 68.20%
Number of salaries quoted 741 1,610 851
10th Percentile £25,267 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the East Midlands

Automotive
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Automotive in the East Midlands

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the East Midlands

Automotive
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Leicestershire +70 84 £45,000 +34.33% 19
Northamptonshire +14 47 £29,000 -31.76% 12
Derbyshire +10 1 £35,000 -36.36% 5
Nottinghamshire -1 1 £50,000 -9.09% 20
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 69 (51.49%) Simulink
2 1 (0.75%) 3ds Max
2 1 (0.75%) CANalyzer
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.75%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (1.49%) IP Telephony
General
1 70 (52.24%) Aerospace
2 52 (38.81%) Telecoms
3 5 (3.73%) Retail
3 5 (3.73%) Social Skills
4 2 (1.49%) Aeronautics
4 2 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (1.49%) Law
4 2 (1.49%) Publishing
5 1 (0.75%) Advertising
5 1 (0.75%) Electronics
5 1 (0.75%) Finance
5 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (0.75%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 56 (41.79%) Principal Engineer
2 56 (41.79%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 34 (25.37%) Software Engineer
4 33 (24.63%) Development Engineer
4 33 (24.63%) Software Development Engineer
5 31 (23.13%) Senior
6 30 (22.39%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 21 (15.67%) Principal Software Engineer
8 12 (8.96%) Senior Development Engineer
8 12 (8.96%) Senior Software Development Engineer
8 12 (8.96%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (2.99%) Analyst
10 2 (1.49%) .NET Developer
10 2 (1.49%) Developer
10 2 (1.49%) Performance Engineer
10 2 (1.49%) Service Analyst
10 2 (1.49%) Service Desk Analyst
10 2 (1.49%) SQL Developer
10 2 (1.49%) VB.NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.24%) .NET
2 1 (0.75%) Corona SDK
2 1 (0.75%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (0.75%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.49%) FMCG
2 1 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (0.75%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (90.30%) Systems Engineering
2 68 (50.75%) Agile
2 68 (50.75%) Software Testing
2 68 (50.75%) Validation
3 36 (26.87%) Software Engineering
4 34 (25.37%) Project Planning
5 5 (3.73%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (2.24%) Decision-Making
6 3 (2.24%) ITSM
6 3 (2.24%) Service Management
7 2 (1.49%) CAD
7 2 (1.49%) CAE
7 2 (1.49%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (1.49%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
7 2 (1.49%) Fluid Mechanics
7 2 (1.49%) FMEA
7 2 (1.49%) Logistics
7 2 (1.49%) Performance Engineering
7 2 (1.49%) Physics
7 2 (1.49%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 69 (51.49%) MATLAB
2 3 (2.24%) C#
2 3 (2.24%) VB.NET
3 2 (1.49%) SQL
4 1 (0.75%) C
4 1 (0.75%) C++
Qualifications
1 97 (72.39%) BPSS Clearance
2 56 (41.79%) Degree
3 3 (2.24%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.49%) PhD
5 1 (0.75%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (0.75%) GRC
1 1 (0.75%) ISO 14001
1 1 (0.75%) ISO 26262
1 1 (0.75%) ISO 9000
1 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (0.75%) NIST
1 1 (0.75%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (2.24%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.49%) Freshdesk