Automotive Job Trends 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 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 109 197
Rank change year-on-year -61 +88 -29
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 102 179 179
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.85% 2.49% 1.26%
As % of the General category 1.72% 3.78% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 43 47 127
10th Percentile £31,000 £38,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £48,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £63,125
90th Percentile £83,000 £95,900 £67,500
England median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% - -8.33%

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 general skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,940 4,735 8,155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 49.25% 65.91% 57.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,376 1,958 5,573
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £39,845 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,885 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.12% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -12.22%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the South East

Automotive
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Automotive

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the South East over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

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 11 March 2026. 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 -71 32 £51,250 -6.82% 10
Surrey -22 21 £39,000 -44.29% 9
Kent -5 20 - - 3
Hampshire -6 20 £45,000 -30.77% 20
Oxfordshire +10 14 £55,000 -38.89% 4
Buckinghamshire -64 12 £45,000 -33.33% 4
West Sussex -9 9 - -
Berkshire -5 6 £50,000 -5.66% 3
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.92%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 10 (9.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (7.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.96%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.98%) CATIA
4 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.98%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.98%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.98%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 7 (6.86%) Google Analytics
2 5 (4.90%) Azure
3 4 (3.92%) AWS
3 4 (3.92%) Miro
4 3 (2.94%) SaaS
5 2 (1.96%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 1 (0.98%) AWS CloudTrail
6 1 (0.98%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.98%) GitHub
6 1 (0.98%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.98%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.96%) GSM
1 2 (1.96%) LTE
2 1 (0.98%) DHCP
2 1 (0.98%) DNS
2 1 (0.98%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.86%) Metadata
2 2 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (1.96%) Power BI
3 1 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.98%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.96%) Git
2 1 (0.98%) GitLab
General
1 29 (28.43%) Social Skills
2 21 (20.59%) Retail
3 19 (18.63%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (16.67%) Aerospace
5 15 (14.71%) Manufacturing
5 15 (14.71%) Marketing
6 11 (10.78%) Electronics
7 10 (9.80%) Agriculture
8 8 (7.84%) Finance
9 6 (5.88%) Military
10 5 (4.90%) Telecoms
11 4 (3.92%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.96%) Aviation
12 2 (1.96%) Publishing
13 1 (0.98%) Advertising
13 1 (0.98%) Banking
13 1 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 18 (17.65%) Programmer
2 12 (11.76%) Business Development Manager
2 12 (11.76%) Business Manager
2 12 (11.76%) Development Manager
3 10 (9.80%) Systems Engineer
4 7 (6.86%) Analyst
5 6 (5.88%) Control Systems Engineer
5 6 (5.88%) Embedded Engineer
5 6 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 6 (5.88%) Firmware Engineer
5 6 (5.88%) Junior
5 6 (5.88%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 6 (5.88%) Support Analyst
6 5 (4.90%) Data Analyst
6 5 (4.90%) Sales Analyst
6 5 (4.90%) Sales Support
6 5 (4.90%) Senior
7 4 (3.92%) Coordinator
7 4 (3.92%) Development Specialist
7 4 (3.92%) SEO Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.88%) Flash
2 3 (2.94%) .NET
3 2 (1.96%) .NET Core
3 2 (1.96%) Vue
4 1 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.98%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.86%) Algorithms
2 6 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (5.88%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (3.92%) Social Media
4 3 (2.94%) IoT
5 2 (1.96%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.96%) SCADA
5 2 (1.96%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.98%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.98%) FMCG
6 1 (0.98%) GNSS
6 1 (0.98%) Lidar
6 1 (0.98%) PMI
6 1 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.98%) Robotics
6 1 (0.98%) Self-Driving Car
6 1 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.96%) Linux
2 1 (0.98%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (14.71%) Customer Experience
3 13 (12.75%) Business Development
4 12 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (10.78%) B2B
5 11 (10.78%) B2C
5 11 (10.78%) Coaching
5 11 (10.78%) Customer Engagement
5 11 (10.78%) Customer Journey Map
5 11 (10.78%) Journey Map
5 11 (10.78%) SEO
6 8 (7.84%) AI
6 8 (7.84%) Data Analysis
7 7 (6.86%) Analytics
7 7 (6.86%) Generative AI
7 7 (6.86%) Link Building
7 7 (6.86%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
8 6 (5.88%) Project Management
9 5 (4.90%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.88%) C
1 6 (5.88%) Embedded C
2 5 (4.90%) SQL
3 4 (3.92%) VBA
4 2 (1.96%) C#
4 2 (1.96%) C++
4 2 (1.96%) Java
4 2 (1.96%) Python
4 2 (1.96%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.98%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (8.82%) Degree
2 5 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.96%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.96%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.96%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.98%) A+ Certification
4 1 (0.98%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.98%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.98%) CISSP
4 1 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.98%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.98%) MCSE
4 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.98%) PhD
4 1 (0.98%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.98%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (0.98%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (0.98%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.92%) QA
2 2 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.98%) ECSS
3 1 (0.98%) GDPR
3 1 (0.98%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.98%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.98%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (5.88%) Firmware
2 3 (2.94%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.94%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (7.84%) Google
2 6 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.88%) Siemens
3 4 (3.92%) Adobe
4 3 (2.94%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.98%) Okta
5 1 (0.98%) Oracle
5 1 (0.98%) SAP