Automotive Jobs in England

Automotive
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 206 176
Rank change year-on-year +42 -30 +38
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,007 1,308 1,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.04% 1.35% 2.02%
As % of the General category 2.91% 2.38% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 380 742 343
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £45,500 £38,750 £44,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.66% -8.70% +25.00%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,055 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.66% -8.70% +25.00%

All General Skills
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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,556 54,891 54,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 70.05% 56.47% 67.29%
Number of salaries quoted 16,371 37,018 31,237
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £32,200
25th Percentile £38,125 £36,250 £43,453
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive in England.

Salary trend for Automotive in England

Automotive
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in England over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in England

Automotive
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the England region over the 6 months to 20 June 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
Midlands +49 422 £40,000 -20.00% 593
North of England +112 387 £50,055 +11.23% 462
North West +143 377 £50,055 +11.23% 268
West Midlands +23 285 £47,500 -13.64% 378
East Midlands +75 137 £38,250 -10.00% 208
South East -19 89 £46,374 -17.56% 509
East of England -70 48 £50,000 - 269
South West +41 32 £51,750 -1.90% 259
London +23 29 £72,500 +16.94% 756
Yorkshire -17 8 £57,560 +27.91% 162
North East +13 2 £90,000 +127.85% 32
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 32 (3.18%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.89%) Confluence
4 4 (0.40%) CMS
5 3 (0.30%) Apache
5 3 (0.30%) WordPress
6 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 209 (20.75%) Simulink
2 164 (16.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 161 (15.99%) Microsoft Office
4 147 (14.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.70%) Maya
6 5 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.40%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.30%) Sketch
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.20%) CANalyzer
9 2 (0.20%) InDesign
10 1 (0.099%) 3ds Max
10 1 (0.099%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.099%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 177 (17.58%) Teamcenter
2 8 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.70%) SAP IBP
4 6 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.30%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.099%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.099%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.099%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.099%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 55 (5.46%) Azure
2 33 (3.28%) AWS
3 32 (3.18%) Power Platform
4 31 (3.08%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (2.18%) SaaS
6 17 (1.69%) PowerApps
7 12 (1.19%) GCP
8 9 (0.89%) Entra ID
9 8 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (0.79%) Google Workspace
10 7 (0.70%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.70%) Serverless
11 6 (0.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (0.60%) Figma
12 5 (0.50%) GitHub
12 5 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.50%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.50%) MailChimp
13 4 (0.40%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.40%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.59%) Firewall
2 12 (1.19%) DHCP
2 12 (1.19%) DNS
2 12 (1.19%) WAN
3 11 (1.09%) Internet
3 11 (1.09%) Wireless
4 9 (0.89%) LAN
4 9 (0.89%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.79%) BGP
5 8 (0.79%) OSPF
5 8 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
5 8 (0.79%) VLAN
5 8 (0.79%) WLAN
6 7 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.60%) VoIP
8 4 (0.40%) 802.11
8 4 (0.40%) LTE
8 4 (0.40%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.40%) VSAT
9 3 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.99%) Power BI
2 12 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (0.99%) Tableau
4 7 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (0.70%) SAP BW
5 6 (0.60%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 5 (0.50%) MySQL
7 4 (0.40%) Redis
7 4 (0.40%) SQL Server
8 3 (0.30%) Big Data
9 2 (0.20%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.20%) SQLite
10 1 (0.099%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.099%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.099%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (1.69%) JIRA
2 12 (1.19%) Git
3 11 (1.09%) GitLab
4 2 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.099%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.099%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.099%) CANoe
5 1 (0.099%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.099%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.099%) JUnit
5 1 (0.099%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.099%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.099%) NUnit
General
1 533 (52.93%) Aerospace
2 267 (26.51%) Social Skills
3 237 (23.54%) Telecoms
4 72 (7.15%) Aeronautics
5 60 (5.96%) Manufacturing
6 50 (4.97%) Electronics
7 47 (4.67%) Retail
8 42 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
9 41 (4.07%) Finance
10 26 (2.58%) Marketing
11 17 (1.69%) Banking
12 16 (1.59%) Law
13 13 (1.29%) Publishing
14 12 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (0.99%) Legal
16 7 (0.70%) Games
16 7 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.60%) Advertising
17 6 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 499 (49.55%) Systems Engineer
2 275 (27.31%) Senior
3 240 (23.83%) Principal Engineer
4 238 (23.63%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 205 (20.36%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 119 (11.82%) Software Engineer
7 100 (9.93%) Development Engineer
8 99 (9.83%) Software Development Engineer
9 64 (6.36%) Principal Software Engineer
10 58 (5.76%) Integration Engineer
11 57 (5.66%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 48 (4.77%) Senior Software Engineer
13 36 (3.57%) Senior Development Engineer
13 36 (3.57%) Senior Integration Engineer
13 36 (3.57%) Senior Software Development Engineer
14 29 (2.88%) Technical Support
15 28 (2.78%) Developer
16 26 (2.58%) Senior Manager
17 25 (2.48%) Engineering Manager
18 21 (2.09%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.68%) .NET
2 12 (1.19%) .NET Core
3 11 (1.09%) HTML
4 10 (0.99%) CSS
5 8 (0.79%) Entity Framework
5 8 (0.79%) Middleware
6 7 (0.70%) React
6 7 (0.70%) RESTful
7 5 (0.50%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.50%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.50%) ASP.NET
7 5 (0.50%) REST
7 5 (0.50%) Vue
8 4 (0.40%) 802.1X
8 4 (0.40%) CSS3
8 4 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (0.40%) HTML5
8 4 (0.40%) LINQ
8 4 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (2.09%) Renewable Energy
2 17 (1.69%) FMCG
3 16 (1.59%) IoT
4 15 (1.49%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.39%) Algorithms
5 14 (1.39%) Mobile App
5 14 (1.39%) Social Media
6 8 (0.79%) Life Science
6 8 (0.79%) Management Information System
6 8 (0.79%) Smartphone
7 7 (0.70%) Digital Signage
7 7 (0.70%) Embedded Systems
7 7 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (0.70%) PMI
7 7 (0.70%) Reinsurance
8 5 (0.50%) Animation
8 5 (0.50%) Motion Graphics
8 5 (0.50%) Public Cloud
8 5 (0.50%) Robotics
9 4 (0.40%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 48 (4.77%) Windows
2 26 (2.58%) Linux
3 23 (2.28%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.09%) Windows 10
4 11 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (0.79%) Mac OS X
5 8 (0.79%) Ubuntu
5 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.60%) Android
7 5 (0.50%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.30%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.30%) Unix
9 2 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.099%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 697 (69.22%) Systems Engineering
2 253 (25.12%) Agile
3 213 (21.15%) Validation
4 208 (20.66%) Software Testing
5 178 (17.68%) PLM
6 153 (15.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 130 (12.91%) Software Engineering
8 95 (9.43%) Architectural Design
9 87 (8.64%) Project Planning
10 77 (7.65%) Coaching
11 73 (7.25%) Requirements Management
12 72 (7.15%) Physics
13 68 (6.75%) Mathematics
14 65 (6.45%) Problem-Solving
15 50 (4.97%) Project Management
16 36 (3.57%) Analytics
17 30 (2.98%) Continuous Improvement
17 30 (2.98%) Cybersecurity
18 29 (2.88%) Computer Science
18 29 (2.88%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 385 (38.23%) MATLAB
2 45 (4.47%) SQL
3 29 (2.88%) C#
4 24 (2.38%) PowerShell
5 22 (2.18%) C
6 20 (1.99%) Python
7 13 (1.29%) C++
8 12 (1.19%) Embedded C
9 9 (0.89%) VB
10 7 (0.70%) JavaScript
10 7 (0.70%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.50%) VBA
13 4 (0.40%) PHP
14 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.20%) Java
16 1 (0.099%) Ada
16 1 (0.099%) Embedded C++
16 1 (0.099%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 562 (55.81%) Degree
2 561 (55.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 250 (24.83%) HND
4 185 (18.37%) HNC
5 24 (2.38%) Chartered Engineer
6 17 (1.69%) Master's Degree
7 16 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.29%) PhD
9 12 (1.19%) MCSE
9 12 (1.19%) Security Cleared
10 9 (0.89%) PMI Certification
11 7 (0.70%) CCNA
11 7 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.60%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.60%) SC Cleared
13 4 (0.40%) GCSC
13 4 (0.40%) JNCIA
13 4 (0.40%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.38%) DO-254
1 24 (2.38%) IEC 61508
2 8 (0.79%) QA
3 7 (0.70%) ISO 26262
4 5 (0.50%) Automotive SPICE
4 5 (0.50%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.30%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.30%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (0.30%) PMO
5 3 (0.30%) SLA
6 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.20%) NIST
7 1 (0.099%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.099%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.099%) GRC
7 1 (0.099%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.099%) ISO 9000
7 1 (0.099%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.099%) JTAG
7 1 (0.099%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (2.58%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.39%) Docker
3 5 (0.50%) Firmware
3 5 (0.50%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.30%) LXC
5 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (1.59%) Kubernetes
1 16 (1.59%) Terraform
2 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.50%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.30%) SCCM
5 1 (0.099%) Ansible
5 1 (0.099%) Kibana
5 1 (0.099%) Nessus
5 1 (0.099%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.099%) QRadar
Vendors
1 219 (21.75%) Microsoft
2 177 (17.58%) ANSYS
3 20 (1.99%) Cisco
4 16 (1.59%) Google
5 15 (1.49%) Fortinet
6 9 (0.89%) SAP
7 8 (0.79%) Apple
7 8 (0.79%) Dell
7 8 (0.79%) Ubiquiti
8 7 (0.70%) Ariba
8 7 (0.70%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.60%) Databricks
9 6 (0.60%) Freshdesk
9 6 (0.60%) VMware
10 5 (0.50%) Adobe
10 5 (0.50%) Logitech
10 5 (0.50%) Oracle
11 4 (0.40%) YouTube
12 3 (0.30%) Meraki
12 3 (0.30%) Okta