Automotive Job Trends 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 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 241 202
Rank change year-on-year +18 -39 +69
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 133 61 148
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.60% 0.64% 0.97%
As % of the General category 1.45% 0.94% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 120 40 121
10th Percentile £29,250 £23,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +11.23% -9.09%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £59,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -

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 general skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,178 6,508 8,321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 41.57% 67.88% 54.79%
Number of salaries quoted 6,144 2,881 4,996
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,300 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,438 £31,250 £35,372
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -9.09% -5.71%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the North of England

Automotive
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Automotive

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

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 12 August 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
North West -1 72 £50,000 -0.11% 101
Yorkshire +27 59 £50,000 -13.13% 27
North East -56 2 £44,250 -50.83% 22
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.75%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.75%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.02%) SaaS
2 7 (5.26%) Azure
3 3 (2.26%) Power Automate
3 3 (2.26%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.26%) Power BI
1 3 (2.26%) Power Query
1 3 (2.26%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 2 (1.50%) JIRA
2 1 (0.75%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.75%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 41 (30.83%) Aerospace
2 25 (18.80%) Manufacturing
3 15 (11.28%) Electronics
3 15 (11.28%) Social Skills
4 9 (6.77%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.26%) Agriculture
5 7 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (4.51%) Retail
7 4 (3.01%) Banking
7 4 (3.01%) Marketing
8 3 (2.26%) Finance
9 2 (1.50%) Advertising
9 2 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (27.82%) Business Development Manager
1 37 (27.82%) Business Manager
1 37 (27.82%) Development Manager
2 18 (13.53%) Software Engineer
3 17 (12.78%) Analyst
3 17 (12.78%) Business Development Executive
4 16 (12.03%) Senior
5 14 (10.53%) IT Support
6 12 (9.02%) IT Analyst
7 10 (7.52%) Embedded Engineer
7 10 (7.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (7.52%) IT Support Analyst
7 10 (7.52%) Support Analyst
8 7 (5.26%) Senior Software Engineer
9 6 (4.51%) Administrator
10 5 (3.76%) Data Scientist
10 5 (3.76%) IT Engineer
10 5 (3.76%) Senior Data Scientist
11 4 (3.01%) Accountant
11 4 (3.01%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.51%) Vue
2 5 (3.76%) AngularJS
2 5 (3.76%) React
3 1 (0.75%) Series 60
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.77%) IoT
2 9 (6.77%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (4.51%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.76%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.26%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.50%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.50%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.50%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.75%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (0.75%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.75%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.75%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.50%) Linux
1 2 (1.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (41.35%) Business Development
2 20 (15.04%) Software Engineering
3 14 (10.53%) CRM
4 11 (8.27%) Collaborative Culture
4 11 (8.27%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (6.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (5.26%) Acceptance Criteria
6 7 (5.26%) Agile
7 6 (4.51%) Decision-Making
7 6 (4.51%) Mentoring
8 5 (3.76%) Analytics
8 5 (3.76%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (3.76%) Customer Service
8 5 (3.76%) Data Science
8 5 (3.76%) Process Improvement
8 5 (3.76%) SDLC
8 5 (3.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (3.76%) Unit Testing
9 4 (3.01%) Data Analytics
9 4 (3.01%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.51%) SQL
1 6 (4.51%) TypeScript
2 5 (3.76%) C#
2 5 (3.76%) JavaScript
2 5 (3.76%) Python
3 3 (2.26%) C++
4 2 (1.50%) C
4 2 (1.50%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.75%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (4.51%) Degree
2 2 (1.50%) HNC
2 2 (1.50%) HND
3 1 (0.75%) IRCA
3 1 (0.75%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.02%) QA
2 3 (2.26%) GDPR
3 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.75%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (8.27%) Firmware
2 10 (7.52%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft
1 4 (3.01%) Salesforce
2 3 (2.26%) SAP
3 1 (0.75%) EMC
3 1 (0.75%) Sage
3 1 (0.75%) Zoho