Automotive Job Trends in Peterlee

Automotive
Durham > Peterlee

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Peterlee. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterlee 5.00% - -
As % of the General category 10.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £47,770 - -
25th Percentile £48,176 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,102 - -
75th Percentile £51,926 - -
90th Percentile £52,270 - -
Durham median annual salary £50,102 - -

All General Skills
Peterlee

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 Peterlee.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 20 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Peterlee 50.00% - 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 1
10th Percentile £27,505 - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,679 - £52,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £56,250
90th Percentile £63,250 - -
Durham median annual salary £46,500 £31,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +47.62% -33.68% -5.00%

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterlee 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) CAD
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (50.00%) Design for Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) EMC