Automotive Jobs in the South East

Automotive
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 203 175
Rank change year-on-year +99 -28 +61
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 222 177 299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.62% 1.20% 1.93%
As % of the General category 4.16% 2.10% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 50 125 95
10th Percentile £33,675 £30,000 £31,550
25th Percentile £47,500 £38,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £72,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,225 £67,500 £80,750
England median annual salary £50,055 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.31% -10.00% +20.00%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,342 8,435 9,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 63.01% 57.21% 64.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,270 5,619 4,824
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,750 £28,765
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £54,000 £62,166
% change year-on-year +11.11% -13.14% +3.61%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the South East

Automotive
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive in the South East.

Salary trend for Automotive in the South East

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the South East over the 6 months to 15 March 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the South East

Automotive
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 March 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
Thames Valley +109 108 £55,000 +22.22% 68
Buckinghamshire +89 88 £67,500 +22.73% 22
Hampshire +45 38 £65,000 +44.44% 28
Surrey +56 29 £70,000 +12.00% 18
Isle of Wight - 20 - - 1
Kent -2 18 £69,750 +26.82% 8
Oxfordshire +27 11 £90,000 +100.00% 20
Berkshire +33 9 £53,000 +37.66% 29
West Sussex +31 6 - - 3
East Sussex +22 3 - - 4
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (2.25%) Simulink
2 4 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.35%) Chatbot
3 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.90%) CANalyzer
4 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.45%) Blender
5 1 (0.45%) CATIA
5 1 (0.45%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 13 (5.86%) Azure
2 12 (5.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 9 (4.05%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (4.05%) GitHub
3 9 (4.05%) GitHub Actions
3 9 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (4.05%) Power Platform
4 7 (3.15%) PowerApps
5 5 (2.25%) Azure Data Factory
6 3 (1.35%) Azure AI
6 3 (1.35%) Azure Machine Learning
7 2 (0.90%) AWS
7 2 (0.90%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 92 (41.44%) LTE
2 91 (40.99%) 5G
2 91 (40.99%) Bluetooth
2 91 (40.99%) GSM
2 91 (40.99%) UMTS
2 91 (40.99%) Wi-Fi
2 91 (40.99%) Wireless
3 3 (1.35%) Firewall
3 3 (1.35%) VSAT
4 2 (0.90%) DHCP
4 2 (0.90%) DNS
4 2 (0.90%) FlexRay
4 2 (0.90%) J1939
4 2 (0.90%) VLAN
5 1 (0.45%) DVB
5 1 (0.45%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.45%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.05%) Azure SQL Database
1 9 (4.05%) Power BI
2 7 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (3.15%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 3 (1.35%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.90%) MySQL
5 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.45%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 4 (1.80%) JIRA
2 2 (0.90%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.90%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.90%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.45%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.45%) Git
3 1 (0.45%) Metasploit
General
1 91 (40.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 68 (30.63%) Aerospace
3 24 (10.81%) Social Skills
4 21 (9.46%) Manufacturing
5 14 (6.31%) Electronics
6 7 (3.15%) Finance
6 7 (3.15%) Law
7 6 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.25%) Aeronautics
8 5 (2.25%) Legal
8 5 (2.25%) Retail
9 3 (1.35%) Aviation
9 3 (1.35%) German Language
9 3 (1.35%) Marketing
9 3 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.35%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.90%) Avionics
10 2 (0.90%) Back Office
10 2 (0.90%) Military
10 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 92 (41.44%) Test Engineer
2 90 (40.54%) EMC Engineer
2 90 (40.54%) EMC Test Engineer
3 52 (23.42%) Engineering Manager
4 13 (5.86%) Senior
5 12 (5.41%) Systems Engineer
6 8 (3.60%) Data Engineer
7 7 (3.15%) Project Manager
7 7 (3.15%) Senior Data Engineer
7 7 (3.15%) Software Engineer
8 6 (2.70%) IT Support
8 6 (2.70%) Technical Manager
8 6 (2.70%) Technical Support
9 5 (2.25%) Performance Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) Assistant IT Manager
10 4 (1.80%) Embedded Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) IT Assistant
10 4 (1.80%) IT Support Assistant
10 4 (1.80%) IT Technical Manager
10 4 (1.80%) Technical Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.70%) .NET
2 2 (0.90%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.90%) Middleware
2 2 (0.90%) REST
3 1 (0.45%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.45%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.45%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.45%) Entity Framework
3 1 (0.45%) HTML
3 1 (0.45%) Material Design
3 1 (0.45%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.45%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 91 (40.99%) Satnav
2 10 (4.50%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (4.05%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.25%) Algorithms
4 5 (2.25%) IoT
4 5 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.80%) Digital Signage
5 4 (1.80%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (0.90%) CAN bus
6 2 (0.90%) Robotics
6 2 (0.90%) Self-Driving Car
7 1 (0.45%) Grid Computing
7 1 (0.45%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.45%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.95%) Windows
2 6 (2.70%) Linux
3 5 (2.25%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.35%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.90%) Unix
5 2 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.45%) Android
6 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.45%) CentOS
6 1 (0.45%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (45.95%) Continuous Improvement
2 92 (41.44%) Data Management
2 92 (41.44%) Test Automation
3 91 (40.99%) Test Scripting
4 52 (23.42%) Coaching
5 50 (22.52%) Configuration Management
5 50 (22.52%) Release Management
6 16 (7.21%) Mentoring
7 15 (6.76%) CI/CD
8 14 (6.31%) Data Analysis
8 14 (6.31%) Software Engineering
9 12 (5.41%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (5.41%) DevOps
9 12 (5.41%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (4.95%) Agile
10 11 (4.95%) Analytics
10 11 (4.95%) Project Management
10 11 (4.95%) Visualisation
11 10 (4.50%) Artificial Intelligence
11 10 (4.50%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.31%) Python
2 13 (5.86%) C#
3 12 (5.41%) SQL
4 9 (4.05%) MATLAB
5 8 (3.60%) C
6 7 (3.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (3.15%) PowerShell
7 6 (2.70%) Embedded C
8 3 (1.35%) C++
9 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 168 (75.68%) Degree
2 52 (23.42%) Chartered Engineer
3 9 (4.05%) Azure Certification
4 5 (2.25%) Master's Degree
4 5 (2.25%) PhD
5 2 (0.90%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.45%) APMP
6 1 (0.45%) CEH
6 1 (0.45%) CISM
6 1 (0.45%) CISSP
6 1 (0.45%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.45%) GIAC
6 1 (0.45%) HNC
6 1 (0.45%) HND
6 1 (0.45%) OSCP
6 1 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.50%) Data Quality
2 9 (4.05%) ISO 26262
3 6 (2.70%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.25%) HAZOP
5 4 (1.80%) QA
6 3 (1.35%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.90%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.90%) PMO
8 1 (0.45%) GDPR
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.45%) MISRA
8 1 (0.45%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.45%) NIST
8 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.45%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.90%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.35%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.45%) Nessus
3 1 (0.45%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 92 (41.44%) EMC
2 20 (9.01%) Microsoft
3 9 (4.05%) Databricks
4 3 (1.35%) IBM
5 2 (0.90%) VMware
6 1 (0.45%) Alias
6 1 (0.45%) ANSYS
6 1 (0.45%) Cisco
6 1 (0.45%) Cognos
6 1 (0.45%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle
6 1 (0.45%) Qualys
6 1 (0.45%) SAP