Automotive Job Trends 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 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 50 48 60
Rank change year-on-year -2 +12 -1
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 3 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.53% 1.60% 0.39%
As % of the General category 0.97% 2.51% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - £38,000
25th Percentile - £57,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +20.00% -
75th Percentile - £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile - - £62,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% -6.98% -17.31%

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 general skills in Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 310 279 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 55.06% 63.84% 59.22%
Number of salaries quoted 219 119 225
10th Percentile £25,050 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% +2.27%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £57,250
90th Percentile £65,500 £65,500 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -14.29%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Automotive
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Automotive

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 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
Hinckley +2 1 - -
Automotive
East Midlands

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving