Automotive Job Trends in Rochester

Automotive
Kent > Rochester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Rochester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 21 7
Rank change year-on-year +10 -14 -6
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 1.92% 5.97% 7.69%
As % of the General category 3.23% 6.56% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,000 -
Kent median annual salary £46,250 £61,500 £57,750
% change year-on-year -24.80% +6.49% +15.50%

All General Skills
Rochester

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 Rochester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 31 61 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 59.62% 91.04% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 21 47 8
10th Percentile - £34,900 £28,350
25th Percentile £24,000 £38,625 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +68.75% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £34,125
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £45,900
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +23.53% -13.71%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Rochester