Automotive Job Trends in Taunton

Automotive
Somerset > Taunton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Taunton 7.14% - -
As % of the General category 13.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Somerset median annual salary £65,000 - -

All General Skills
Taunton

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 Taunton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 45 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Taunton 53.57% 93.33% 58.00%
Number of salaries quoted 27 9 22
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,124 £12,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £39,000 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £43,419 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.39% +60.81% -38.48%
75th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £38,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £56,750 £47,125
Somerset median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £38,035
% change year-on-year -27.27% +44.60% -14.42%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in Taunton

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Law
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Commercial Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 6 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) NEC