Automotive Jobs in South Wales

Automotive
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 73 111
Rank change year-on-year -1 +38 -3
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 7 8 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.43% 0.63% 0.26%
As % of the General category 0.59% 1.44% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -51.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £37,500
90th Percentile £70,500 - -
Wales median annual salary £52,500 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -44.44%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,185 557 764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 71.95% 43.93% 67.25%
Number of salaries quoted 813 372 313
10th Percentile £21,620 £29,000 £25,313
25th Percentile £23,504 £33,750 £33,706
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,750 £45,696
Median % change year-on-year -41.32% -6.45% -12.96%
75th Percentile £46,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,600 £69,980 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £25,087 £42,911 £45,000
% change year-on-year -41.54% -4.64% -10.00%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in South Wales

Automotive
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Automotive in South Wales

Automotive
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in South Wales over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in South Wales

Automotive
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 August 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
Torfaen - 3 £50,000 - 1
Cardiff +20 2 £67,500 - 1
Newport -27 2 - - 5
Automotive
Wales

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Git
General
1 5 (71.43%) Electronics
2 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
3 3 (42.86%) Aviation
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Firmware Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Business Development Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Business Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Development Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) FPGA
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) CI/CD
3 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
3 3 (42.86%) System Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
3 3 (42.86%) Validation
3 3 (42.86%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (28.57%) Business Development
5 1 (14.29%) Line Management
5 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) IEC 62304
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (42.86%) Firmware