Automotive Jobs in the South West

Automotive
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 188 225
Rank change year-on-year +41 +37 -50
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 32 105 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.90% 1.07% 0.66%
As % of the General category 1.39% 2.05% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 23 83 33
10th Percentile £42,100 £31,350 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,000 £51,000
90th Percentile £64,250 £60,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +25.00%

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,300 5,133 4,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 64.84% 52.40% 63.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,265 3,475 2,300
10th Percentile £25,267 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £36,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -5.45% +2.79%
75th Percentile £63,908 £60,174 £67,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the South West

Automotive
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Automotive in the South West

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the South West over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the South West

Automotive
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Gloucestershire +60 12 £57,500 +64.29% 26
Bristol +30 12 £57,500 +4.55% 28
Wiltshire +22 4 £67,500 +36.36% 5
Devon +20 3 £46,000 +70.37% 11
Cornwall - 1 - - 2
Automotive
England

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (3.13%) Apache
1 1 (3.13%) Confluence
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (40.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (40.63%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) AWS
2 4 (12.50%) Azure
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (9.38%) Entra ID
4 2 (6.25%) Power Platform
4 2 (6.25%) SaaS
4 2 (6.25%) Snowflake
5 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) WAN
1 4 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (9.38%) Firewall
2 3 (9.38%) SD-WAN
2 3 (9.38%) VoIP
3 1 (3.13%) 802.11
3 1 (3.13%) HTTP
3 1 (3.13%) Internet
3 1 (3.13%) LAN
3 1 (3.13%) LTE
3 1 (3.13%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.13%) VSAT
3 1 (3.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Power BI
1 2 (6.25%) Tableau
2 1 (3.13%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (3.13%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.13%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.13%) Git
2 1 (3.13%) GitLab
2 1 (3.13%) JIRA
2 1 (3.13%) JUnit
General
1 25 (78.13%) Aerospace
2 12 (37.50%) Electronics
3 11 (34.38%) Social Skills
4 10 (31.25%) Manufacturing
5 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Avionics
5 3 (9.38%) Finance
5 3 (9.38%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Marketing
7 1 (3.13%) Billing
Job Titles
1 15 (46.88%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (40.63%) Senior
2 13 (40.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Technical Support
4 3 (9.38%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (9.38%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
4 3 (9.38%) 3rd Line Technical Support
4 3 (9.38%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Support Specialist
4 3 (9.38%) Technical Specialist
4 3 (9.38%) Technical Support Specialist
5 2 (6.25%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Data Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Lead
5 2 (6.25%) Sales Representative
5 2 (6.25%) Support Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Lead Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) 802.1X
1 1 (3.13%) Apache NiFi
1 1 (3.13%) Hibernate
1 1 (3.13%) HTML
1 1 (3.13%) React
1 1 (3.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (9.38%) FMCG
2 3 (9.38%) IoT
2 3 (9.38%) Operational Technology
2 3 (9.38%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (6.25%) Social Media
4 1 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.13%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Windows
2 2 (6.25%) Linux
3 1 (3.13%) Android
3 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (3.13%) Mac OS
3 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (46.88%) Systems Engineering
2 14 (43.75%) Requirements Management
3 13 (40.63%) PLM
4 6 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (15.63%) Business Development
6 4 (12.50%) Project Management
6 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (9.38%) Budgeting
7 3 (9.38%) Customer Acquisition
7 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.38%) Enterprise Architecture
7 3 (9.38%) Industrial Design
7 3 (9.38%) Project Delivery
7 3 (9.38%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (9.38%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (9.38%) Strategic Planning
8 2 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
8 2 (6.25%) Customer Service
8 2 (6.25%) Data Strategy
8 2 (6.25%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 13 (40.63%) MATLAB
2 3 (9.38%) PowerShell
3 2 (6.25%) Python
3 2 (6.25%) SQL
4 1 (3.13%) C
4 1 (3.13%) C++
4 1 (3.13%) Java
4 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.13%) PHP
4 1 (3.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (50.00%) Degree
2 13 (40.63%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (40.63%) HNC
2 13 (40.63%) HND
3 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) CCNA
5 1 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.13%) DBS Check
5 1 (3.13%) GCSC
5 1 (3.13%) JNCIA
5 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (9.38%) SCCM
2 1 (3.13%) Kibana
Vendors
1 17 (53.13%) Microsoft
2 13 (40.63%) ANSYS
3 3 (9.38%) Aruba
3 3 (9.38%) Cisco
3 3 (9.38%) Fortinet
3 3 (9.38%) Okta
3 3 (9.38%) Oracle
3 3 (9.38%) YouTube
4 1 (3.13%) Atlassian
4 1 (3.13%) Cognizant
4 1 (3.13%) Freshdesk