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 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	76	167	61
Rank change year-on-year	+91	-106	+117
Permanent jobs citing Automotive	146	33	165
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley	1.92%	0.87%	3.71%
As % of the General category	4.22%	1.17%	7.24%
Number of salaries quoted	105	22	32
10^th Percentile	£36,750	£37,625	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£47,500	£43,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£56,500	£55,000	£66,250
Median % change year-on-year	+2.73%	-16.98%	-1.85%
75^th Percentile	£67,500	£62,500	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£68,500	£80,000
South East median annual salary	£50,000	£55,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	-9.09%	-4.35%	-

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.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	3,463	2,816	2,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley	45.42%	74.34%	51.31%
Number of salaries quoted	2,417	1,034	823
10^th Percentile	£29,000	£28,000	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£36,250	£33,250	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£45,608	£53,818
Median % change year-on-year	+9.63%	-15.26%	+2.51%
75^th Percentile	£68,750	£66,370	£67,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£81,250	£85,000
South East median annual salary	£50,000	£45,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+11.11%	-14.29%	-

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 Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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 16 October 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 16 October 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	+36	53	£60,000	+20.00%	13
Oxfordshire	+4	47	£57,250	+4.09%	23
Buckinghamshire	+34	46	£50,000	-20.00%	12
Automotive South East

Automotive Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, job vacancies citing Automotive also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region with a requirement for Automotive.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Business Development	21.2%	31
2	Degree	12.3%	18
3	Continuous Improvement	9.6%	14
3	Full-Stack Development	9.6%	14
3	Ruby	9.6%	14
3	Ruby on Rails	9.6%	14
7	CAD	6.8%	10
7	Validation	6.8%	10
9	C++	6.2%	9
9	Linux	6.2%	9
9	Problem-Solving	6.2%	9
9	Python	6.2%	9
9	Software Engineering	6.2%	9
14	Agile	5.5%	8
14	C#	5.5%	8
14	Verification and Validation	5.5%	8
17	AWS	4.8%	7
17	Computational Fluid Dynamics	4.8%	7
17	Computer Science Degree	4.8%	7
17	Customer Service	4.8%	7
17	Design Patterns	4.8%	7
17	Django	4.8%	7
17	Finite Element Analysis	4.8%	7
17	JavaScript	4.8%	7
17	Kubernetes	4.8%	7
17	Machine Learning	4.8%	7
17	Master's Degree	4.8%	7
17	PhD	4.8%	7
17	PostgreSQL	4.8%	7
17	TypeScript	4.8%	7

Automotive Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Aerospace	27.4%	40
2	Manufacturing	19.9%	29
3	Social Skills	15.1%	22
4	Electronics	12.3%	18
4	Retail	12.3%	18
6	Games	9.6%	14
7	Analytical Skills	7.5%	11
8	Organisational Skills	4.8%	7
9	Finance	4.1%	6
9	Marketing	4.1%	6
11	Legal	1.4%	2
11	Pharmaceutical	1.4%	2
13	Inclusion and Diversity	0.7%	1
13	Japanese Language	0.7%	1
13	Multimedia	0.7%	1
13	Public Speaking	0.7%	1
13	Retail Finance	0.7%	1
13	Telecoms	0.7%	1