Automotive Jobs

Automotive
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 240 174
Rank change year-on-year +90 -66 +98
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,067 1,204 2,197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.05% 1.22% 2.11%
As % of the General category 3.03% 2.05% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 418 696 390
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.66% -12.50% +27.66%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £74,125 £77,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +22.22%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,192 58,854 71,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.47% 59.84% 68.59%
Number of salaries quoted 18,374 39,596 38,382
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Automotive as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automotive.

Salary trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +83 1,053 £50,055 +0.11% 666
UK excluding London +97 1,033 £50,055 +0.11% 544
North of England +151 443 £50,055 +5.38% 96
Midlands +40 439 £40,000 -27.27% 183
North West +166 427 £50,055 +8.23% 65
West Midlands +20 306 £40,000 -30.43% 135
East Midlands +77 133 £40,000 -5.88% 49
Work from Home -5 86 £53,000 -3.64% 232
South East +15 70 £55,000 - 109
East of England -33 43 £50,000 - 82
South West +46 32 £57,500 +21.05% 70
London 0 26 £68,750 +10.00% 154
Yorkshire +13 12 £52,500 +5.00% 18
Scotland +113 6 £55,000 -15.38% 22
North East +21 4 £46,250 +17.09% 13

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (1.87%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.37%) CMS
3 4 (0.37%) Confluence
4 3 (0.28%) Apache
4 3 (0.28%) WordPress
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) nginx
6 1 (0.094%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 215 (20.15%) Simulink
2 179 (16.78%) Microsoft Office
3 176 (16.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 155 (14.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.66%) Maya
6 4 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.37%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.28%) Sketch
8 1 (0.094%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.094%) Blender
8 1 (0.094%) CANalyzer
8 1 (0.094%) CATIA
8 1 (0.094%) Maple
8 1 (0.094%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.094%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 187 (17.53%) Teamcenter
2 7 (0.66%) SAP IBP
2 7 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.094%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 58 (5.44%) Azure
2 34 (3.19%) Power Platform
3 32 (3.00%) AWS
4 27 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (1.50%) Google Workspace
6 15 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (1.31%) PowerApps
8 13 (1.22%) GitHub
8 13 (1.22%) SaaS
9 10 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (0.94%) GCP
10 9 (0.84%) Entra ID
10 9 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (0.56%) Figma
12 5 (0.47%) MailChimp
12 5 (0.47%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.37%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.28%) Azure AI
14 3 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.28%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.91%) Firewall
2 23 (2.16%) DHCP
2 23 (2.16%) DNS
3 18 (1.69%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.50%) BGP
4 16 (1.50%) OSPF
4 16 (1.50%) VLAN
4 16 (1.50%) WLAN
5 13 (1.22%) WAN
6 9 (0.84%) LAN
7 8 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
7 8 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (0.56%) Bluetooth
8 6 (0.56%) Internet
8 6 (0.56%) VoIP
9 5 (0.47%) Network Security
9 5 (0.47%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.37%) FlexRay
10 4 (0.37%) J1939
10 4 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (2.53%) Power BI
2 14 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.12%) NoSQL
4 9 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (0.84%) SQL Server
4 9 (0.84%) Tableau
5 7 (0.66%) SAP BW
6 6 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 6 (0.56%) Redis
7 5 (0.47%) Big Data
7 5 (0.47%) MySQL
7 5 (0.47%) SQLite
8 2 (0.19%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.094%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.094%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.094%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.094%) Power Query
9 1 (0.094%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (1.41%) Git
2 11 (1.03%) JIRA
3 9 (0.84%) GitLab
4 7 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.19%) IDA Disassembler
6 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.094%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.094%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.094%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.094%) NUnit
7 1 (0.094%) Subversion
7 1 (0.094%) Vite
7 1 (0.094%) webpack
General
1 495 (46.39%) Aerospace
2 321 (30.08%) Telecoms
3 247 (23.15%) Social Skills
4 71 (6.65%) Manufacturing
5 62 (5.81%) Aeronautics
6 49 (4.59%) Retail
7 44 (4.12%) Finance
8 34 (3.19%) Electronics
9 27 (2.53%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (1.59%) Marketing
11 16 (1.50%) Law
12 12 (1.12%) Banking
12 12 (1.12%) Legal
13 10 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.66%) Advertising
15 7 (0.66%) Games
15 7 (0.66%) Public Sector
15 7 (0.66%) Publishing
16 6 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 518 (48.55%) Systems Engineer
2 325 (30.46%) Principal Engineer
3 323 (30.27%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 270 (25.30%) Senior
5 217 (20.34%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 131 (12.28%) Software Engineer
7 101 (9.47%) Development Engineer
8 99 (9.28%) Software Development Engineer
9 64 (6.00%) Principal Software Engineer
10 58 (5.44%) Integration Engineer
11 57 (5.34%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 53 (4.97%) Senior Software Engineer
13 38 (3.56%) Developer
14 36 (3.37%) Senior Development Engineer
14 36 (3.37%) Senior Integration Engineer
14 36 (3.37%) Senior Software Development Engineer
15 20 (1.87%) Lead
16 19 (1.78%) Embedded Engineer
17 16 (1.50%) IT Engineer
17 16 (1.50%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.09%) .NET
2 20 (1.87%) HTML
3 16 (1.50%) CSS
4 15 (1.41%) .NET Core
5 13 (1.22%) ASP.NET
5 13 (1.22%) Entity Framework
6 10 (0.94%) .NET Framework
7 9 (0.84%) LINQ
7 9 (0.84%) RESTful
8 8 (0.75%) AngularJS
9 7 (0.66%) Middleware
9 7 (0.66%) React
10 6 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
10 6 (0.56%) CSS3
10 6 (0.56%) Elastic Stack
10 6 (0.56%) HTML5
10 6 (0.56%) MassTransit
10 6 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
10 6 (0.56%) Web Services
10 6 (0.56%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 18 (1.69%) Management Information System
2 16 (1.50%) Smartphone
3 14 (1.31%) Product Ownership
3 14 (1.31%) Renewable Energy
4 13 (1.22%) Algorithms
4 13 (1.22%) IoT
4 13 (1.22%) Mobile App
5 11 (1.03%) Embedded Systems
6 10 (0.94%) FMCG
7 7 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (0.66%) PMI
7 7 (0.66%) Reinsurance
8 6 (0.56%) Digital Signage
8 6 (0.56%) Life Science
8 6 (0.56%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.56%) Social Media
9 5 (0.47%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.47%) Onboarding
9 5 (0.47%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.28%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 47 (4.40%) Windows
2 33 (3.09%) Linux
3 31 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.78%) Windows 10
4 19 (1.78%) Windows Server 2019
5 17 (1.59%) Ubuntu
6 16 (1.50%) Mac OS X
6 16 (1.50%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.47%) Android
7 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.28%) Unix
9 2 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.094%) CentOS
10 1 (0.094%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 790 (74.04%) Systems Engineering
2 263 (24.65%) Agile
3 220 (20.62%) Validation
4 215 (20.15%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 211 (19.78%) Software Testing
6 187 (17.53%) PLM
7 161 (15.09%) Architectural Design
8 150 (14.06%) Software Engineering
9 99 (9.28%) Project Planning
10 83 (7.78%) Requirements Management
11 64 (6.00%) Coaching
12 63 (5.90%) Physics
13 61 (5.72%) Mathematics
14 58 (5.44%) Problem-Solving
15 37 (3.47%) Computer Science
16 35 (3.28%) Analytics
17 31 (2.91%) Cybersecurity
18 29 (2.72%) Project Management
19 28 (2.62%) Continuous Improvement
19 28 (2.62%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 402 (37.68%) MATLAB
2 47 (4.40%) SQL
3 37 (3.47%) C#
4 32 (3.00%) PowerShell
5 29 (2.72%) C
6 28 (2.62%) Python
7 17 (1.59%) Embedded C
8 15 (1.41%) JavaScript
9 14 (1.31%) C++
10 7 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.56%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.56%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.37%) Bicep
12 4 (0.37%) PHP
12 4 (0.37%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.28%) Java
14 2 (0.19%) Rust
15 1 (0.094%) Embedded C++
15 1 (0.094%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.094%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 626 (58.67%) Degree
2 537 (50.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 261 (24.46%) HND
4 203 (19.03%) HNC
5 27 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 19 (1.78%) MCSE
8 11 (1.03%) Master's Degree
9 9 (0.84%) PMI Certification
10 8 (0.75%) PhD
11 7 (0.66%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.37%) Security Cleared
12 4 (0.37%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
13 3 (0.28%) CCNA
13 3 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.28%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.28%) SC Cleared
14 2 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.19%) CISSP
14 2 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.12%) QA
2 11 (1.03%) Automotive SPICE
2 11 (1.03%) ISO 26262
3 10 (0.94%) Data Quality
4 7 (0.66%) AUTOSAR
5 6 (0.56%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.28%) HAZOP
6 3 (0.28%) NIST
6 3 (0.28%) PMO
7 2 (0.19%) ISO 9000
7 2 (0.19%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.19%) JTAG
7 2 (0.19%) MISRA
7 2 (0.19%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.094%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.094%) GDPR
8 1 (0.094%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.094%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.094%) SLA
System Software
1 34 (3.19%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.50%) Docker
3 6 (0.56%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.47%) Firmware
4 5 (0.47%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.28%) LXC
5 3 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.094%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.22%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.03%) Terraform
3 6 (0.56%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.28%) SCCM
6 1 (0.094%) Nessus
6 1 (0.094%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.094%) QRadar
Vendors
1 229 (21.46%) Microsoft
2 187 (17.53%) ANSYS
3 28 (2.62%) Cisco
4 23 (2.16%) Fortinet
4 23 (2.16%) Google
5 16 (1.50%) Apple
5 16 (1.50%) Dell
5 16 (1.50%) Ubiquiti
6 11 (1.03%) SAP
7 9 (0.84%) VMware
8 8 (0.75%) Databricks
9 7 (0.66%) Ariba
9 7 (0.66%) Hitachi
10 5 (0.47%) IBM
10 5 (0.47%) Oracle
11 4 (0.37%) EMC
12 3 (0.28%) Adobe
12 3 (0.28%) Meraki
12 3 (0.28%) Okta
12 3 (0.28%) Sage