Automotive Job Trends in the East of England

Automotive
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. 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 122 62 87
Rank change year-on-year -60 +25 +39
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 36 132 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.87% 3.75% 2.17%
As % of the General category 1.76% 5.95% 3.63%
Number of salaries quoted 28 45 29
10th Percentile £47,250 £38,300 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,625 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £70,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.64% +55.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £64,063 £80,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,750 - £70,550
England median annual salary £48,720 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.27% +4.55% -

All General Skills
East of England

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 East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,051 2,217 1,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 49.69% 62.97% 59.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,103 805 1,031
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,750 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - -4.00%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the East of England

Automotive
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Automotive

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the East of England

Automotive
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the East of England region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Cambridgeshire +3 13 £57,500 -17.86% 6
Hertfordshire +13 9 £52,500 +12.90% 10
Essex -7 8 £55,000 -21.43% 6
Bedfordshire -14 5 £65,000 +30.00% 4
Norfolk -4 1 £65,000 -7.14% 5
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (22.22%) Confluence
2 7 (19.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.78%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 7 (19.44%) Azure
1 7 (19.44%) Power Automate
1 7 (19.44%) Power Platform
1 7 (19.44%) PowerApps
1 7 (19.44%) Serverless
2 3 (8.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (19.44%) Internet
1 7 (19.44%) Wireless
2 1 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.11%) BusinessObjects
1 4 (11.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (22.22%) JIRA
2 1 (2.78%) Oracle APEX
General
1 7 (19.44%) Social Skills
2 6 (16.67%) Publishing
2 6 (16.67%) Retail
3 4 (11.11%) Banking
3 4 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.78%) Advertising
4 1 (2.78%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.78%) Agriculture
4 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.78%) Electronics
4 1 (2.78%) Finance
4 1 (2.78%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (19.44%) Business Development Manager
1 7 (19.44%) Business Manager
1 7 (19.44%) Development Manager
2 4 (11.11%) Business Development Executive
3 3 (8.33%) Lead
3 3 (8.33%) Software Engineer
4 2 (5.56%) Account Executive
4 2 (5.56%) Account Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Lead
4 2 (5.56%) IT Manager
4 2 (5.56%) IT Services Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.56%) IT Services Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Tableau Administrator
4 2 (5.56%) Tableau Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Team Leader
4 2 (5.56%) Technical Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Technical Leader
4 2 (5.56%) Technical Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) IoT
2 6 (16.67%) FMCG
3 1 (2.78%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (30.56%) Business Development
2 6 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 6 (16.67%) Logistics
3 4 (11.11%) B2B
3 4 (11.11%) B2B Sales
3 4 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (8.33%) Customer Service
4 3 (8.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (5.56%) Agile
5 2 (5.56%) AI
5 2 (5.56%) CAE
5 2 (5.56%) CRM
5 2 (5.56%) Machine Learning
5 2 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (5.56%) Service Delivery
5 2 (5.56%) Technology Strategy
6 1 (2.78%) CAD
6 1 (2.78%) Configuration Management
6 1 (2.78%) Migration
6 1 (2.78%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 7 (19.44%) PowerShell
2 4 (11.11%) SQL
3 1 (2.78%) C
3 1 (2.78%) C++
3 1 (2.78%) Embedded C
3 1 (2.78%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 4 (11.11%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (22.22%) Atlassian
2 7 (19.44%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.78%) EMC
4 1 (2.78%) Oracle