Automotive Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Automotive
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 163 146
Rank change year-on-year +55 -17 +10
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 75 29 93
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.23% 0.82% 1.33%
As % of the General category 2.80% 1.08% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 50 15 63
10th Percentile £43,750 £45,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +15.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -18.80% +1.74%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,683 2,674 3,633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 44.02% 75.26% 51.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,721 890 2,135
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,563 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £75,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Automotive job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Automotive
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Automotive

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the Thames Valley

Automotive
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 July 2026. 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
Berkshire +32 34 £60,000 +9.09% 14
Oxfordshire +9 28 £55,750 -24.41% 8
Buckinghamshire -1 13 £60,000 -7.69% 9
Automotive
South East

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.67%) Infor CloudSuite
1 2 (2.67%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.33%) AWS
2 1 (1.33%) AWS CodePipeline
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.33%) Git
1 1 (1.33%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.33%) Polyspace
1 1 (1.33%) VectorCAST
General
1 16 (21.33%) Aerospace
2 10 (13.33%) Electronics
2 10 (13.33%) Retail
3 9 (12.00%) Social Skills
4 7 (9.33%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.33%) Finance
6 3 (4.00%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.33%) Marketing
7 1 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.33%) Publishing
7 1 (1.33%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 29 (38.67%) Business Development Manager
1 29 (38.67%) Business Manager
1 29 (38.67%) Development Manager
2 10 (13.33%) Analyst
3 9 (12.00%) Test Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) Data Analyst
4 8 (10.67%) Lead
4 8 (10.67%) Lead Test Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) Test and Validation Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) Validation Engineer
4 8 (10.67%) Verification Engineer
5 7 (9.33%) Business Development Executive
6 6 (8.00%) Senior
7 5 (6.67%) Ruby Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) AWS Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) AWS Software Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) Graduate Analyst
8 3 (4.00%) Graduate Data Analyst
8 3 (4.00%) Python Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.00%) Node.js
2 5 (6.67%) Ruby on Rails
3 3 (4.00%) Django
3 3 (4.00%) Vue
4 1 (1.33%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.00%) Distributed Computing
1 3 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (2.67%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.33%) AI Agents
3 1 (1.33%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.33%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.33%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (50.67%) Business Development
2 9 (12.00%) Validation
2 9 (12.00%) Verification and Validation
3 5 (6.67%) Full-Stack Development
4 4 (5.33%) Agile
4 4 (5.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (5.33%) Machine Learning
5 3 (4.00%) Analytics
5 3 (4.00%) Design Patterns
5 3 (4.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (2.67%) AI
6 2 (2.67%) Business Analysis
6 2 (2.67%) Business Strategy
6 2 (2.67%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 2 (2.67%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (2.67%) Customer Service
6 2 (2.67%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (2.67%) Roadmaps
6 2 (2.67%) Strategic Roadmap
6 2 (2.67%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.67%) Ruby
2 4 (5.33%) Python
3 3 (4.00%) C#
3 3 (4.00%) C++
3 3 (4.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (4.00%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 6 (8.00%) Degree
2 4 (5.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (4.00%) Master's Degree
3 3 (4.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.67%) PMO
1 2 (2.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (1.33%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.33%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.33%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (4.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.33%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (2.67%) Infor
2 1 (1.33%) Microsoft