Automotive Jobs in the Midlands

Automotive
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 70 13
Rank change year-on-year +40 -57 +19
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 438 389 1,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.31% 3.33% 12.39%
As % of the General category 11.23% 5.88% 16.76%
Number of salaries quoted 57 147 33
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,300 £39,300
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - +22.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -16.67% +30.43%

All General Skills
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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,901 6,618 7,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.16% 56.69% 73.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,838 4,704 3,129
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.86% +0.42%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the Midlands

Automotive
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +20 305 £40,000 -30.43% 157
East Midlands +77 133 £40,000 -5.88% 62
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 9 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 208 (47.49%) Simulink
2 22 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.68%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.68%) Sketch
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.23%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.23%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.23%) Maple
Cloud Services
1 15 (3.42%) Google Workspace
2 12 (2.74%) Power Platform
3 7 (1.60%) SaaS
4 6 (1.37%) AWS
4 6 (1.37%) Azure
4 6 (1.37%) Figma
4 6 (1.37%) PowerApps
5 3 (0.68%) Datadog
5 3 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (0.46%) Canva
6 2 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.46%) GCP
6 2 (0.46%) MailChimp
7 1 (0.23%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.65%) Firewall
2 15 (3.42%) BGP
2 15 (3.42%) DHCP
2 15 (3.42%) DNS
2 15 (3.42%) OSPF
2 15 (3.42%) TCP/IP
2 15 (3.42%) VLAN
2 15 (3.42%) WLAN
3 5 (1.14%) Bluetooth
4 4 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.68%) GSM
5 3 (0.68%) J1939
5 3 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (0.68%) Wireless
6 2 (0.46%) Intranet
6 2 (0.46%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.23%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.23%) FlexRay
7 1 (0.23%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.37%) Power BI
2 3 (0.68%) MySQL
3 2 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (1.37%) GitLab
1 6 (1.37%) JIRA
2 2 (0.46%) Git
2 2 (0.46%) LabVIEW
General
1 209 (47.72%) Aerospace
2 153 (34.93%) Telecoms
3 38 (8.68%) Social Skills
4 22 (5.02%) Retail
5 9 (2.05%) Electronics
6 7 (1.60%) Finance
6 7 (1.60%) Manufacturing
7 6 (1.37%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (1.37%) Legal
7 6 (1.37%) Marketing
8 4 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.46%) Aeronautics
9 2 (0.46%) Agriculture
9 2 (0.46%) Avionics
9 2 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.46%) Law
9 2 (0.46%) Publishing
10 1 (0.23%) Advertising
10 1 (0.23%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 219 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 163 (37.21%) Principal Engineer
2 163 (37.21%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 103 (23.52%) Software Engineer
4 101 (23.06%) Development Engineer
4 101 (23.06%) Senior
5 99 (22.60%) Software Development Engineer
6 92 (21.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 63 (14.38%) Principal Software Engineer
8 38 (8.68%) Senior Software Engineer
9 36 (8.22%) Senior Development Engineer
9 36 (8.22%) Senior Software Development Engineer
10 15 (3.42%) IT Engineer
11 10 (2.28%) Developer
12 7 (1.60%) IT Support
13 6 (1.37%) Analyst
13 6 (1.37%) Lead
13 6 (1.37%) SharePoint Support
14 4 (0.91%) Embedded Engineer
14 4 (0.91%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.83%) .NET
2 5 (1.14%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.14%) AngularJS
2 5 (1.14%) HTML
3 4 (0.91%) CSS
4 3 (0.68%) Entity Framework
4 3 (0.68%) RESTful
4 3 (0.68%) Vue
5 2 (0.46%) Laravel
5 2 (0.46%) OpenMP
5 2 (0.46%) React
6 1 (0.23%) Corona SDK
6 1 (0.23%) Flutter
6 1 (0.23%) OAuth
6 1 (0.23%) REST
6 1 (0.23%) SAML
6 1 (0.23%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.23%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.42%) Management Information System
1 15 (3.42%) Smartphone
2 10 (2.28%) Mobile App
3 8 (1.83%) Product Ownership
4 4 (0.91%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (0.68%) Animation
5 3 (0.68%) Data Structures
5 3 (0.68%) IoT
5 3 (0.68%) Video Editing
6 2 (0.46%) Algorithms
6 2 (0.46%) CUDA
6 2 (0.46%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.46%) FMCG
6 2 (0.46%) SIMD
7 1 (0.23%) CAN bus
7 1 (0.23%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.23%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.23%) PKI
7 1 (0.23%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.02%) Windows
2 19 (4.34%) Linux
3 15 (3.42%) Mac OS X
3 15 (3.42%) Ubuntu
3 15 (3.42%) Windows 10
3 15 (3.42%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.42%) Windows Server 2016
3 15 (3.42%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (0.91%) Android
4 4 (0.91%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (86.53%) Systems Engineering
2 222 (50.68%) Agile
3 211 (48.17%) Validation
4 207 (47.26%) Software Testing
5 112 (25.57%) Software Engineering
6 99 (22.60%) Project Planning
7 18 (4.11%) Computer Science
8 15 (3.42%) Business Case
8 15 (3.42%) Performance Tuning
9 13 (2.97%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (2.05%) Cybersecurity
11 8 (1.83%) Scrum
12 7 (1.60%) Mechatronics
13 6 (1.37%) Backlog Prioritisation
13 6 (1.37%) Project Management
13 6 (1.37%) Roadmaps
13 6 (1.37%) User Experience
13 6 (1.37%) Wireframes
14 5 (1.14%) CI/CD
14 5 (1.14%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 208 (47.49%) MATLAB
2 23 (5.25%) SQL
3 15 (3.42%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.05%) C#
5 6 (1.37%) C
6 3 (0.68%) C++
6 3 (0.68%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.46%) Embedded C
7 2 (0.46%) PHP
7 2 (0.46%) Python
7 2 (0.46%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.23%) Dart
8 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 290 (66.21%) BPSS Clearance
2 177 (40.41%) Degree
3 15 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (3.42%) HNC
3 15 (3.42%) HND
3 15 (3.42%) MCSE
3 15 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (0.68%) Master's Degree
4 3 (0.68%) PhD
5 1 (0.23%) CISSP
5 1 (0.23%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.60%) Automotive SPICE
1 7 (1.60%) QA
2 5 (1.14%) ISO 26262
3 3 (0.68%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.23%) GRC
4 1 (0.23%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.23%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.23%) JTAG
4 1 (0.23%) NIST
System Software
1 16 (3.65%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.60%) Docker
3 4 (0.91%) Firmware
4 3 (0.68%) LXC
5 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.91%) Functional Safety
1 4 (0.91%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.68%) Terraform
3 1 (0.23%) QRadar
Vendors
1 26 (5.94%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.88%) Google
3 15 (3.42%) Apple
3 15 (3.42%) Cisco
3 15 (3.42%) Dell
3 15 (3.42%) Fortinet
3 15 (3.42%) Ubiquiti
4 3 (0.68%) Adobe
5 2 (0.46%) Databricks
5 2 (0.46%) Freshdesk
5 2 (0.46%) Zoho
6 1 (0.23%) Birst
6 1 (0.23%) Lotus
6 1 (0.23%) Splunk