Automotive Job Trends in the North West

Automotive
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 153 168
Rank change year-on-year +40 +15 -16
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 69 70 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.24% 1.17% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.94% 1.92% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 55 40 12
10th Percentile £36,500 £30,525 £41,375
25th Percentile £45,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.52% -3.81% -12.50%
75th Percentile £50,500 £57,861 £67,625
90th Percentile £57,500 £66,500 £82,250
England median annual salary £48,720 £57,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year -15.27% +2.68% +14.29%

All General Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,555 3,642 2,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 64.11% 60.69% 61.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,498 1,698 1,661
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £39,751 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,436 £50,055 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% -8.99% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,443 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.83%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the North West

Automotive
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Automotive

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the North West over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the North West

Automotive
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the North West region over the 6 months to 9 December 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
Cheshire +13 24 £48,000 - 17
Merseyside +19 20 £48,720 -11.42% 4
Manchester +20 10 £70,000 +30.23% 35
Lancashire +1 8 £48,360 -3.39% 4
Cumbria 0 7 - -
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 4 (5.80%) CMS
2 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (4.35%) Umbraco
2 3 (4.35%) WordPress
3 1 (1.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.45%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) SAP IBP
1 1 (1.45%) SAP MII
1 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.35%) Contentful
1 3 (4.35%) Slack
2 2 (2.90%) SaaS
3 1 (1.45%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.35%) DHCP
1 3 (4.35%) DNS
1 3 (4.35%) LAN
1 3 (4.35%) WAN
2 1 (1.45%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.45%) HTTP
2 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (7.25%) JIRA
2 4 (5.80%) LabVIEW
3 1 (1.45%) CANoe
3 1 (1.45%) Cypress.io
3 1 (1.45%) Git
3 1 (1.45%) Protractor
General
1 12 (17.39%) Aerospace
2 8 (11.59%) Manufacturing
2 8 (11.59%) Social Skills
3 5 (7.25%) Finance
4 4 (5.80%) Retail
5 3 (4.35%) Aeronautics
5 3 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.45%) Avionics
6 1 (1.45%) Electronics
6 1 (1.45%) Marketing
6 1 (1.45%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (11.59%) Senior
2 7 (10.14%) Engineering Manager
3 6 (8.70%) Senior Manager
4 4 (5.80%) Control Systems Engineer
4 4 (5.80%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (4.35%) Account Manager
5 3 (4.35%) Analyst
5 3 (4.35%) IT Analyst
5 3 (4.35%) IT Support
5 3 (4.35%) IT Support Analyst
5 3 (4.35%) Support Analyst
6 2 (2.90%) Deployment Engineer
6 2 (2.90%) Development Engineer
6 2 (2.90%) Product Manager
6 2 (2.90%) Software Deployment Engineer
6 2 (2.90%) Software Development Engineer
7 1 (1.45%) Digital Development Manager
7 1 (1.45%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 1 (1.45%) Internal Communications Manager
7 1 (1.45%) Senior Front-End Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.45%) AngularJS
1 1 (1.45%) CSS
1 1 (1.45%) Flash
1 1 (1.45%) HTML
1 1 (1.45%) Jest
1 1 (1.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 40 (57.97%) Driving Licence
2 4 (5.80%) SCADA
3 2 (2.90%) IoT
4 1 (1.45%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.45%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.45%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (1.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.35%) Windows
1 3 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (72.46%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (15.94%) Project Management
3 7 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (7.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (5.80%) Customer Service
5 4 (5.80%) FMEA
6 3 (4.35%) Data Protection
6 3 (4.35%) Ergonomics
6 3 (4.35%) Finite Element Analysis
6 3 (4.35%) Hazard Analysis
6 3 (4.35%) Human Factors
6 3 (4.35%) ITIL
6 3 (4.35%) People Management
6 3 (4.35%) Product Management
6 3 (4.35%) Programme Management
6 3 (4.35%) Software Engineering
6 3 (4.35%) Supply Chain Management
6 3 (4.35%) Validation
7 2 (2.90%) Customer Requirements
7 2 (2.90%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.45%) C
1 1 (1.45%) C++
1 1 (1.45%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.45%) Python
1 1 (1.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (11.59%) Degree
2 7 (10.14%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (5.80%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (1.45%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.45%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.35%) DO-254
1 3 (4.35%) IEC 61508
2 2 (2.90%) QA
3 1 (1.45%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 3 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.45%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 40 (57.97%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 6 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.80%) Siemens
3 1 (1.45%) SAP