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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 189 221
Rank change year-on-year +39 +32 -42
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 33 105 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.92% 1.13% 0.69%
As % of the General category 1.46% 2.10% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 27 83 35
10th Percentile £39,400 £31,270 £21,100
25th Percentile £44,000 £35,000 £31,250
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 £49,875
90th Percentile £72,500 £60,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,055 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.66% -12.50% +30.43%

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 2,262 4,994 4,251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 63.08% 53.96% 63.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,286 3,402 2,341
10th Percentile £25,290 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,688 £33,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £64,681 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,250
England median annual salary £57,471 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.47% -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 16 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 16 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
Bristol +24 13 £57,500 +4.55% 29
Gloucestershire +51 10 £57,500 +64.29% 22
Wiltshire +19 6 £70,000 +41.41% 9
Devon +25 4 £46,000 +70.37% 10
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 (3.03%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (48.48%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (39.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (39.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (39.39%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.15%) Azure
2 4 (12.12%) AWS
3 3 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.06%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (6.06%) Power Platform
4 2 (6.06%) SaaS
4 2 (6.06%) Snowflake
5 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) Firewall
1 3 (9.09%) SD-WAN
1 3 (9.09%) VoIP
1 3 (9.09%) WAN
1 3 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (3.03%) HTTP
2 1 (3.03%) Internet
2 1 (3.03%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) Power BI
1 2 (6.06%) SQL Server
1 2 (6.06%) Tableau
2 1 (3.03%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Git
1 2 (6.06%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 22 (66.67%) Aerospace
2 11 (33.33%) Electronics
2 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 9 (27.27%) Manufacturing
4 4 (12.12%) Finance
5 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.09%) Avionics
5 3 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (6.06%) Marketing
7 1 (3.03%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (45.45%) Senior
1 15 (45.45%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (39.39%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 3 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
3 3 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
3 3 (9.09%) 3rd Line Technical Support
3 3 (9.09%) Delivery Manager
3 3 (9.09%) Support Specialist
3 3 (9.09%) Technical Specialist
3 3 (9.09%) Technical Support
3 3 (9.09%) Technical Support Specialist
4 2 (6.06%) .NET Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Data Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Lead
4 2 (6.06%) Sales Representative
4 2 (6.06%) Senior .NET Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Senior Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.09%) HTML
2 2 (6.06%) .NET
2 2 (6.06%) .NET Framework
2 2 (6.06%) ASP.NET
2 2 (6.06%) CSS
2 2 (6.06%) Entity Framework
2 2 (6.06%) LESS
3 1 (3.03%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.21%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (9.09%) FMCG
2 3 (9.09%) IoT
2 3 (9.09%) Operational Technology
2 3 (9.09%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (6.06%) Social Media
4 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.03%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.09%) Windows
2 1 (3.03%) Android
2 1 (3.03%) Apple iOS
2 1 (3.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (45.45%) Systems Engineering
2 14 (42.42%) Requirements Management
3 13 (39.39%) PLM
4 7 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (15.15%) Business Development
5 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (12.12%) Project Management
7 3 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
7 3 (9.09%) B2B
7 3 (9.09%) Budgeting
7 3 (9.09%) Customer Acquisition
7 3 (9.09%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
7 3 (9.09%) Industrial Design
7 3 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 3 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (9.09%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (9.09%) Strategic Planning
8 2 (6.06%) Data Strategy
8 2 (6.06%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 13 (39.39%) MATLAB
2 3 (9.09%) PowerShell
3 2 (6.06%) C#
3 2 (6.06%) C++
3 2 (6.06%) JavaScript
3 2 (6.06%) SQL
4 1 (3.03%) C
4 1 (3.03%) PHP
4 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (54.55%) Degree
2 13 (39.39%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (39.39%) HNC
2 13 (39.39%) HND
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.03%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 3 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft
2 13 (39.39%) ANSYS
3 3 (9.09%) Aruba
3 3 (9.09%) Cisco
3 3 (9.09%) Fortinet
3 3 (9.09%) Okta
3 3 (9.09%) YouTube
4 2 (6.06%) Oracle