Automotive Jobs in Leicestershire

Automotive
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 87 91
Rank change year-on-year +74 +4 +16
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 84 19 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 12.03% 1.65% 0.75%
As % of the General category 22.70% 2.86% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 0
10th Percentile - £30,000 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £33,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +34.33% - -
75th Percentile £47,500 £44,375 -
90th Percentile - £59,000 -
East Midlands median annual salary £36,500 £42,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -14.12% -20.93% +48.28%

All General Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 370 664 571
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 53.01% 57.69% 71.73%
Number of salaries quoted 121 352 160
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,750 £24,800
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% +6.03%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -15.00% +11.11%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Leicestershire

Automotive
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Automotive in Leicestershire

Automotive
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Hinckley +1 41 - - 5
Lutterworth - 39 - -
Leicester +29 3 £45,000 +40.63% 3
Automotive
East Midlands

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Applications
1 45 (53.57%) Simulink
General
1 45 (53.57%) Aerospace
2 35 (41.67%) Telecoms
3 3 (3.57%) Retail
4 2 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.38%) Publishing
4 2 (2.38%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.19%) Finance
5 1 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.19%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 44 (52.38%) Systems Engineer
2 37 (44.05%) Principal Engineer
2 37 (44.05%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 22 (26.19%) Development Engineer
3 22 (26.19%) Software Development Engineer
3 22 (26.19%) Software Engineer
4 21 (25.00%) Senior
5 20 (23.81%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 14 (16.67%) Principal Software Engineer
7 8 (9.52%) Senior Development Engineer
7 8 (9.52%) Senior Software Development Engineer
7 8 (9.52%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (2.38%) .NET Developer
8 2 (2.38%) Developer
8 2 (2.38%) SQL Developer
8 2 (2.38%) VB.NET Developer
9 1 (1.19%) Analyst
9 1 (1.19%) Information Analyst
9 1 (1.19%) Information Security Analyst
9 1 (1.19%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.38%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.38%) FMCG
2 1 (1.19%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (95.24%) Systems Engineering
2 45 (53.57%) Agile
2 45 (53.57%) Software Testing
2 45 (53.57%) Validation
3 23 (27.38%) Project Planning
3 23 (27.38%) Software Engineering
4 2 (2.38%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (2.38%) Logistics
4 2 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (1.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (1.19%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (1.19%) FMEA
5 1 (1.19%) Information Security
5 1 (1.19%) Lean Manufacturing
5 1 (1.19%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 45 (53.57%) MATLAB
2 2 (2.38%) C#
2 2 (2.38%) SQL
2 2 (2.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 65 (77.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 36 (42.86%) Degree
3 1 (1.19%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (1.19%) GRC
1 1 (1.19%) ISO 14001
1 1 (1.19%) ISO 9000
1 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (1.19%) NIST
1 1 (1.19%) QA