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 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 126 181
Rank change year-on-year +15 +55 -13
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 71 82 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.12% 1.63% 0.36%
As % of the General category 1.78% 2.44% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 61 45 14
10th Percentile - £45,500 £30,600
25th Percentile £45,500 £48,869 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.42% +10.00% -37.50%
75th Percentile £50,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £48,720 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.27% +4.55% -

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 general skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,994 3,361 2,519
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 62.96% 66.70% 55.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,670 1,501 1,906
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,238 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.30% +2.48% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.00%

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 13 January 2026.

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 13 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
Cheshire 0 23 £48,000 - 9
Merseyside +11 20 £48,720 -11.42% 6
Manchester +13 16 £65,000 -1.89% 11
Lancashire -8 8 £48,360 -3.39% 7
Cumbria +6 4 - - 1
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 3 (4.23%) CMS
1 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (4.23%) Umbraco
1 3 (4.23%) WordPress
2 1 (1.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.41%) SAP IBP
1 1 (1.41%) SAP MII
1 1 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.23%) Contentful
1 3 (4.23%) Slack
2 1 (1.41%) npm
2 1 (1.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.23%) DHCP
1 3 (4.23%) DNS
1 3 (4.23%) LAN
1 3 (4.23%) WAN
2 1 (1.41%) HTTP
2 1 (1.41%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (5.63%) JIRA
1 4 (5.63%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.41%) Cypress.io
2 1 (1.41%) Protractor
General
1 17 (23.94%) Aerospace
2 11 (15.49%) Aeronautics
3 8 (11.27%) Manufacturing
4 7 (9.86%) Social Skills
5 5 (7.04%) Finance
6 3 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.23%) Retail
7 1 (1.41%) Avionics
7 1 (1.41%) Electronics
7 1 (1.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 5 (7.04%) Senior
2 4 (5.63%) Control Systems Engineer
2 4 (5.63%) Deployment Engineer
2 4 (5.63%) Development Engineer
2 4 (5.63%) Engineering Manager
2 4 (5.63%) Software Deployment Engineer
2 4 (5.63%) Software Development Engineer
2 4 (5.63%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (4.23%) Account Manager
3 3 (4.23%) Analyst
3 3 (4.23%) IT Analyst
3 3 (4.23%) IT Support
3 3 (4.23%) IT Support Analyst
3 3 (4.23%) Senior Manager
3 3 (4.23%) Support Analyst
4 2 (2.82%) Algorithm Engineer
4 2 (2.82%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (2.82%) Product Manager
4 2 (2.82%) Software Integration Engineer
4 2 (2.82%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.41%) AngularJS
1 1 (1.41%) CSS
1 1 (1.41%) HTML
1 1 (1.41%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 40 (56.34%) Driving Licence
2 4 (5.63%) SCADA
3 2 (2.82%) Algorithms
3 2 (2.82%) IoT
4 1 (1.41%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.23%) Windows
1 3 (4.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (67.61%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (14.08%) Project Management
3 7 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (5.63%) FMEA
5 3 (4.23%) Customer Service
5 3 (4.23%) Data Protection
5 3 (4.23%) ITIL
5 3 (4.23%) Product Management
5 3 (4.23%) Software Engineering
5 3 (4.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (2.82%) Customer Experience
6 2 (2.82%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (2.82%) Digital Customer Experience
6 2 (2.82%) Fintech
6 2 (2.82%) Product Discovery
6 2 (2.82%) Roadmaps
6 2 (2.82%) Supply Chain Management
6 2 (2.82%) Validation
7 1 (1.41%) Feasibility Study
7 1 (1.41%) Supply Chain Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.82%) C++
2 1 (1.41%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (8.45%) Degree
2 4 (5.63%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (4.23%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (1.41%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.82%) DO-254
1 2 (2.82%) IEC 61508
1 2 (2.82%) QA
System Software
1 3 (4.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 40 (56.34%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 6 (8.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.63%) Siemens
3 1 (1.41%) SAP