Automotive Jobs in the North of England

Automotive
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 210 312
Rank change year-on-year +115 +102 -110
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 383 220 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.25% 1.08% 0.70%
As % of the General category 4.64% 2.04% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 206 165 42
10th Percentile - £29,000 £29,525
25th Percentile £48,869 £35,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -9.09% +1.54%
75th Percentile £51,240 £57,500 £61,563
90th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £50,055 £51,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.81% -10.43% +25.00%

All General Skills
North 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 common skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,249 10,785 10,691
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.06% 53.18% 68.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,754 7,680 4,966
10th Percentile £25,084 £26,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £51,573
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.90% +3.15%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,772 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the North of England

Automotive
Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 15 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
North West +139 373 £50,055 +11.23% 108
Yorkshire -12 8 £57,560 +27.91% 34
North East +19 2 £90,000 +127.85% 14
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.04%) CMS
3 3 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.78%) WordPress
4 2 (0.52%) Apache
4 2 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.52%) nginx
Applications
1 142 (37.08%) Microsoft Excel
1 142 (37.08%) Microsoft Office
2 137 (35.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.26%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 173 (45.17%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.78%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.22%) Azure
2 13 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.31%) AWS
3 5 (1.31%) Entra ID
3 5 (1.31%) Power Platform
4 3 (0.78%) Google Analytics
4 3 (0.78%) MailChimp
5 2 (0.52%) SaaS
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon EventBridge
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon SQS
6 1 (0.26%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.26%) Azure Service Bus
6 1 (0.26%) GitHub
6 1 (0.26%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.26%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.26%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.31%) Internet
1 5 (1.31%) LAN
1 5 (1.31%) Remote Desktop
1 5 (1.31%) WAN
2 4 (1.04%) Firewall
3 3 (0.78%) DHCP
3 3 (0.78%) DNS
3 3 (0.78%) VoIP
4 2 (0.52%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.26%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.04%) Power BI
2 3 (0.78%) Big Data
3 2 (0.52%) Hadoop
3 2 (0.52%) Tableau
4 1 (0.26%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.26%) CANoe
1 1 (0.26%) Git
1 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.26%) JIRA
General
1 264 (68.93%) Aerospace
2 149 (38.90%) Social Skills
3 88 (22.98%) Telecoms
4 65 (16.97%) Aeronautics
5 16 (4.18%) Manufacturing
6 8 (2.09%) Finance
7 6 (1.57%) Retail
8 5 (1.31%) Advertising
9 4 (1.04%) Marketing
10 2 (0.52%) Electronics
10 2 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.52%) Legal
10 2 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.26%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 278 (72.58%) Systems Engineer
2 123 (32.11%) Senior
3 106 (27.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 88 (22.98%) Principal Engineer
4 88 (22.98%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 58 (15.14%) Integration Engineer
6 57 (14.88%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 36 (9.40%) Senior Integration Engineer
8 17 (4.44%) Engineering Manager
9 16 (4.18%) Senior Manager
10 8 (2.09%) IT Support
11 6 (1.57%) Business Manager
11 6 (1.57%) Developer
12 5 (1.31%) 1st Line Support
12 5 (1.31%) 3rd Line Support
12 5 (1.31%) 3rd Line Technical Support
12 5 (1.31%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 5 (1.31%) Delivery Manager
12 5 (1.31%) Technical Support
13 4 (1.04%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.04%) .NET
2 2 (0.52%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.26%) Azure Blueprints
3 1 (0.26%) Blazor
3 1 (0.26%) Flash
3 1 (0.26%) Kafka
3 1 (0.26%) Middleware
3 1 (0.26%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (1.31%) Public Cloud
2 3 (0.78%) Blog
2 3 (0.78%) Life Science
2 3 (0.78%) Motion Graphics
2 3 (0.78%) Social Media
3 2 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (0.52%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (0.52%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.26%) Cloud Native
4 1 (0.26%) Digital Signage
4 1 (0.26%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.39%) Windows
2 8 (2.09%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (85.12%) Systems Engineering
2 173 (45.17%) PLM
3 153 (39.95%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 89 (23.24%) Architectural Design
5 68 (17.75%) Coaching
6 67 (17.49%) Mathematics
7 65 (16.97%) Physics
8 57 (14.88%) Requirements Management
9 18 (4.70%) Project Management
10 16 (4.18%) Supply Chain Management
11 12 (3.13%) Problem-Solving
12 11 (2.87%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (2.35%) Analytics
14 8 (2.09%) Cybersecurity
15 6 (1.57%) Agile
15 6 (1.57%) CI/CD
15 6 (1.57%) Computer Science
16 5 (1.31%) Asset Management
16 5 (1.31%) Continuous Improvement
16 5 (1.31%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 174 (45.43%) MATLAB
2 6 (1.57%) Python
3 5 (1.31%) VB
3 5 (1.31%) VBA
4 4 (1.04%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.78%) SQL
6 2 (0.52%) C
6 2 (0.52%) C++
6 2 (0.52%) Java
7 1 (0.26%) Bicep
7 1 (0.26%) C#
7 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.26%) Embedded C++
7 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 348 (90.86%) Degree
2 254 (66.32%) BPSS Clearance
3 238 (62.14%) HND
4 173 (45.17%) HNC
5 16 (4.18%) Chartered Engineer
6 5 (1.31%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.78%) CCNA
7 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.78%) MCSE
7 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.52%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.52%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.52%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
9 1 (0.26%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.18%) DO-254
1 16 (4.18%) IEC 61508
2 1 (0.26%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 10 (2.61%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.31%) Terminal Services
3 3 (0.78%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 173 (45.17%) ANSYS
2 153 (39.95%) Microsoft
3 8 (2.09%) Cisco
4 5 (1.31%) Logitech
4 5 (1.31%) VMware
5 3 (0.78%) Acronis
5 3 (0.78%) Fortinet
5 3 (0.78%) Google
5 3 (0.78%) Hitachi
5 3 (0.78%) Kaseya
5 3 (0.78%) Meraki
5 3 (0.78%) Sage
5 3 (0.78%) SonicWALL
5 3 (0.78%) WatchGuard
6 2 (0.52%) IBM
6 2 (0.52%) Talend
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx