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 9 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 132 167
Rank change year-on-year -3 +35 +8
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 35 26 79
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.68% 0.95% 1.22%
As % of the General category 1.49% 1.31% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 22 20 64
10th Percentile £35,000 £47,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £55,938 £72,813 £61,000
90th Percentile £62,475 £95,225 £67,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £56,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.56% +2.27% +8.91%

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 2,356 1,983 3,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 46.00% 72.21% 53.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,446 711 2,278
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,338 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -9.32%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,625 £85,800 £75,725
South East median annual salary £50,000 £54,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +14.74% -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 9 April 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 9 April 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
Oxfordshire +5 18 £45,000 -50.00% 11
Buckinghamshire -21 11 £52,500 -16.00% 5
Berkshire +1 6 £50,000 -5.66% 5
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 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (11.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.43%) AWS
2 2 (5.71%) Azure
3 1 (2.86%) AWS CodePipeline
3 1 (2.86%) GitHub
3 1 (2.86%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (2.86%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) DHCP
1 1 (2.86%) DNS
1 1 (2.86%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.86%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (8.57%) Git
2 1 (2.86%) GitLab
2 1 (2.86%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.86%) Polyspace
2 1 (2.86%) VectorCAST
General
1 10 (28.57%) Aerospace
2 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
3 5 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.29%) Electronics
3 5 (14.29%) Retail
4 4 (11.43%) Manufacturing
4 4 (11.43%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (5.71%) Aviation
5 2 (5.71%) Finance
5 2 (5.71%) Publishing
5 2 (5.71%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.86%) Banking
6 1 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (48.57%) Business Development Manager
1 17 (48.57%) Business Manager
1 17 (48.57%) Development Manager
2 7 (20.00%) Analyst
3 6 (17.14%) Support Analyst
4 5 (14.29%) Data Analyst
4 5 (14.29%) Sales Analyst
4 5 (14.29%) Sales Support
5 4 (11.43%) Test Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Lead
6 3 (8.57%) Lead Test Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Test and Validation Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Validation Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Verification Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Embedded Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Programmer
7 2 (5.71%) Software Engineer
8 1 (2.86%) Business Analyst
8 1 (2.86%) Developer
8 1 (2.86%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) .NET
1 1 (2.86%) Django
1 1 (2.86%) Flash
1 1 (2.86%) pytest
1 1 (2.86%) React
1 1 (2.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.43%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (5.71%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.86%) AI Agents
3 1 (2.86%) Distributed Computing
3 1 (2.86%) FMCG
3 1 (2.86%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (2.86%) Robotics
3 1 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.86%) Linux
1 1 (2.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (48.57%) Business Development
2 4 (11.43%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (11.43%) Performance Monitoring
2 4 (11.43%) Validation
2 4 (11.43%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (8.57%) Agile
3 3 (8.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (5.71%) AI
4 2 (5.71%) Computer Science
4 2 (5.71%) Containerisation
4 2 (5.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (5.71%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (5.71%) Machine Learning
4 2 (5.71%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (5.71%) Software Engineering
5 1 (2.86%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (2.86%) Design Patterns
5 1 (2.86%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (2.86%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 1 (2.86%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) Python
1 4 (11.43%) VBA
2 3 (8.57%) C++
2 3 (8.57%) SQL
3 2 (5.71%) Java
3 2 (5.71%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.86%) Bash
4 1 (2.86%) C
4 1 (2.86%) C#
4 1 (2.86%) Embedded C
4 1 (2.86%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (5.71%) Master's Degree
3 2 (5.71%) PhD
4 1 (2.86%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.86%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.86%) MCSE
4 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.86%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.86%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) Def Stans
1 1 (2.86%) ECSS
1 1 (2.86%) IEC 61508
1 1 (2.86%) ISO 26262
1 1 (2.86%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.71%) Docker
2 1 (2.86%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (2.86%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (8.57%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.86%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (11.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.86%) Google
2 1 (2.86%) SAP