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 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 63 151
Rank change year-on-year -69 +88 +54
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 37 150 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.94% 4.09% 0.92%
As % of the General category 1.55% 6.78% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 31 28 29
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £47,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year - +48.65% -35.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile - £72,375 £90,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £48,750
% change year-on-year -11.11% +15.38% -6.25%

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 common skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,385 2,214 1,753
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 60.41% 60.39% 55.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,163 814 1,135
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,850 £29,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,525 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.97% +7.67% -2.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £81,700
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,972
% change year-on-year -18.18% +5.83% -5.51%

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 17 December 2025.

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 17 December 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
Oxfordshire +21 18 £55,000 - 7
Buckinghamshire -62 11 £55,000 -15.38% 2
Berkshire -15 8 £50,000 - 6
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 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.70%) CATIA
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) PTC Creo
2 1 (2.70%) Siemens NX
2 1 (2.70%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.11%) Azure
1 3 (8.11%) Google Workspace
2 2 (5.41%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (2.70%) AWS
3 1 (2.70%) GitHub
3 1 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) DHCP
1 1 (2.70%) DNS
1 1 (2.70%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.70%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (2.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Git
1 1 (2.70%) GitLab
General
1 15 (40.54%) Electronics
2 9 (24.32%) Social Skills
3 7 (18.92%) Aerospace
3 7 (18.92%) Retail
4 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
4 5 (13.51%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Finance
6 2 (5.41%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.70%) Advertising
7 1 (2.70%) Aviation
7 1 (2.70%) Banking
7 1 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.70%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Business Development Manager
1 9 (24.32%) Business Manager
1 9 (24.32%) Development Manager
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded Engineer
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
1 9 (24.32%) Firmware Engineer
2 6 (16.22%) Analyst
2 6 (16.22%) Support Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Data Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Sales Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Sales Support
4 2 (5.41%) Robotics Engineer
4 2 (5.41%) Sales Engineer
4 2 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (5.41%) Technical Sales Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Business Systems Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Lead
5 1 (2.70%) Tableau Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (24.32%) Flash
2 1 (2.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (10.81%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (8.11%) Robotics
4 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.70%) FMCG
5 1 (2.70%) GNSS
5 1 (2.70%) Lidar
5 1 (2.70%) PMI
5 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.70%) Self-Driving Car
5 1 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (24.32%) Business Development
1 9 (24.32%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (10.81%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (10.81%) AI
2 4 (10.81%) Performance Monitoring
3 3 (8.11%) Agile
3 3 (8.11%) Computer Science
3 3 (8.11%) Data Management
3 3 (8.11%) ITIL
3 3 (8.11%) Scrum
4 2 (5.41%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 2 (5.41%) Coaching
4 2 (5.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (5.41%) Data Architecture
4 2 (5.41%) Data Governance
4 2 (5.41%) Kanban
4 2 (5.41%) KYC
4 2 (5.41%) Mechatronics
4 2 (5.41%) Physics
4 2 (5.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 9 (24.32%) C
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded C
2 4 (10.81%) VBA
3 2 (5.41%) SQL
4 1 (2.70%) C++
4 1 (2.70%) Java
4 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (13.51%) Degree
2 1 (2.70%) A+ Certification
2 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.70%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.70%) MCSE
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) SLA
2 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.70%) ECSS
3 1 (2.70%) PMO
3 1 (2.70%) QA
System Software
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded Firmware
1 9 (24.32%) Firmware
2 1 (2.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.11%) Google
3 1 (2.70%) SAP