Automotive Job Trends in Swindon

Automotive
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Swindon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 23 27
Rank change year-on-year - +4 -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 0 13 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon - 6.28% 2.64%
As % of the General category - 10.40% 5.31%
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
Wiltshire median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +8.00% +30.21%

All General Skills
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 69 125 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swindon 38.98% 60.39% 49.78%
Number of salaries quoted 49 79 89
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,468
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,752 £68,568 £56,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £73,750 £72,500
Wiltshire median annual salary £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -2.56%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Swindon

Automotive
Salary Trend in Swindon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Automotive