Automotive Jobs in Oxfordshire

Automotive
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 83 83
Rank change year-on-year +18 0 +48
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 8 28 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 1.15% 1.54% 2.18%
As % of the General category 1.58% 2.79% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 5 19 8
10th Percentile £64,000 £42,200 £48,375
25th Percentile £85,000 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £45,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -10.89% -
75th Percentile £97,250 £57,500 £59,375
90th Percentile £119,900 £65,000 £73,250
South East median annual salary £46,374 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.68% - +15.79%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 507 1,004 890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 72.64% 55.29% 62.68%
Number of salaries quoted 166 737 381
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £34,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,293 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% -2.54% -6.58%
75th Percentile £70,000 £59,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £70,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Oxfordshire

Automotive
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Salary trend for Automotive in Oxfordshire

Automotive
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in Oxfordshire

Automotive
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Oxford +28 3 £90,000 +63.64% 29
Banbury +12 1 - - 5
Bicester - 1 £130,000 - 3
Automotive
South East

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Blender
1 1 (12.50%) CATIA
1 1 (12.50%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) SD-WAN
1 1 (12.50%) WAN
General
1 3 (37.50%) Aeronautics
1 3 (37.50%) Aerospace
1 3 (37.50%) Law
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Performance Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Linux Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Network Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Head of Engineering
3 1 (12.50%) Network Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Robotics
1 2 (25.00%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) CAD
2 4 (50.00%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
3 3 (37.50%) CAE
3 3 (37.50%) Data Collection
3 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Fluid Mechanics
3 3 (37.50%) Performance Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) Physics
3 3 (37.50%) Test Planning
4 2 (25.00%) Logistics
4 2 (25.00%) Network Design
5 1 (12.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (12.50%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
1 3 (37.50%) Master's Degree
1 3 (37.50%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Alias
1 1 (12.50%) ANSYS
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco
1 1 (12.50%) Fortinet