Automotive Jobs in Northamptonshire

Automotive
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 56 48
Rank change year-on-year +14 -8 -1
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 47 14 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 5.48% 1.96% 1.95%
As % of the General category 8.29% 3.43% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 1
10th Percentile £27,050 £28,375 -
25th Percentile £27,500 £36,875 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £42,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.76% -39.29% +55.56%
75th Percentile £32,375 £45,938 -
90th Percentile £35,300 £48,875 -
East Midlands median annual salary £40,750 £42,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -4.12% -20.93% +53.57%

All General Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 567 408 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 66.08% 57.22% 68.09%
Number of salaries quoted 171 295 149
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,350 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,688 £26,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £37,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.15% -31.82% +15.79%
75th Percentile £63,500 £52,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £78,750
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -15.00% +11.11%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Northamptonshire

Automotive
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Salary trend for Automotive in Northamptonshire

Automotive
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Northampton +22 45 £29,000 -31.76% 3
Brackley - 1 - - 1
Automotive
East Midlands

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 3 (6.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (51.06%) Simulink
2 1 (2.13%) CANalyzer
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (4.26%) IP Telephony
General
1 25 (53.19%) Aerospace
2 17 (36.17%) Telecoms
3 2 (4.26%) Aeronautics
3 2 (4.26%) Law
3 2 (4.26%) Retail
3 2 (4.26%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Electronics
4 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (46.81%) Systems Engineer
2 18 (38.30%) Principal Engineer
2 18 (38.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 12 (25.53%) Software Engineer
4 11 (23.40%) Development Engineer
4 11 (23.40%) Software Development Engineer
5 10 (21.28%) Senior
5 10 (21.28%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 7 (14.89%) Principal Software Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Senior Development Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Senior Software Development Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (6.38%) Analyst
9 2 (4.26%) Performance Engineer
9 2 (4.26%) Service Analyst
9 2 (4.26%) Service Desk Analyst
10 1 (2.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 1 (2.13%) IT Support Analyst
10 1 (2.13%) Technical Engineer
10 1 (2.13%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (85.11%) Systems Engineering
2 23 (48.94%) Agile
2 23 (48.94%) Software Testing
2 23 (48.94%) Validation
3 13 (27.66%) Software Engineering
4 11 (23.40%) Project Planning
5 3 (6.38%) ITSM
5 3 (6.38%) Service Management
6 2 (4.26%) CAD
6 2 (4.26%) CAE
6 2 (4.26%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 2 (4.26%) Data Collection
6 2 (4.26%) Decision-Making
6 2 (4.26%) Fluid Mechanics
6 2 (4.26%) Performance Engineering
6 2 (4.26%) Physics
6 2 (4.26%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (4.26%) Test Planning
7 1 (2.13%) Customer Service
7 1 (2.13%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 24 (51.06%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.13%) C
2 1 (2.13%) C++
Qualifications
1 32 (68.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 19 (40.43%) Degree
3 2 (4.26%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.26%) PhD
Vendors
1 3 (6.38%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.26%) Freshdesk