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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 240 207
Rank change year-on-year +2 -33 +244
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,031 1,254 3,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.14% 1.55% 2.00%
As % of the General category 2.00% 2.35% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 630 394 1,304
10th Percentile £32,000 £35,250 £35,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,725 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +25.00% -8.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £52,150 £46,000
% change year-on-year +1.63% +13.37% -3.16%

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 51,660 53,362 118,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.16% 66.13% 67.50%
Number of salaries quoted 31,702 33,264 55,108
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%
75th Percentile £72,557 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,557 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.42% +5.00% +5.26%

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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Top 16 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 26 July 2024. 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 -9 971 £55,000 -4.35% 578
UK excluding London -28 921 £53,000 +1.63% 564
Midlands -69 318 £51,250 +2.50% 169
Work from Home +10 281 £57,500 +4.55% 101
West Midlands -44 265 £55,000 +13.34% 123
South East -6 176 £61,000 +6.09% 142
East of England +56 153 £55,000 -18.52% 69
North of England +76 152 £45,000 -9.09% 98
South West +29 78 £55,000 +15.79% 85
London +29 78 £70,000 -6.67% 50
North West +29 75 £43,000 -13.13% 51
Yorkshire +73 58 £45,000 +5.88% 32
East Midlands +16 52 £44,000 -32.31% 45
Scotland -44 37 £58,033 -10.72% 16
North East +7 19 £56,000 +1.82% 15
Wales +25 8 - - 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 12 (1.16%) CMS
2 9 (0.87%) Confluence
3 7 (0.68%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.58%) Skype for Business
5 5 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
7 2 (0.19%) WordPress
8 1 (0.097%) Apache
8 1 (0.097%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.097%) Liferay
8 1 (0.097%) nginx
8 1 (0.097%) Umbraco
Applications
1 67 (6.50%) Simulink
2 41 (3.98%) Microsoft Office
3 35 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 24 (2.33%) Stateflow
5 23 (2.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (1.16%) Siemens NX
7 9 (0.87%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.39%) CANalyzer
8 4 (0.39%) InDesign
9 3 (0.29%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.29%) CATIA
9 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.19%) Fusion 360
11 1 (0.097%) Maya
11 1 (0.097%) NUKE
11 1 (0.097%) Trello
11 1 (0.097%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (0.58%) SAP ERP
2 6 (0.58%) SAP SD
3 5 (0.48%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.19%) Primavera
5 2 (0.19%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.19%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.097%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.097%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.097%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.097%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.097%) R3 Corda
6 1 (0.097%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.097%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.097%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 93 (9.02%) Azure
2 50 (4.85%) SaaS
3 48 (4.66%) AWS
4 47 (4.56%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (2.72%) Serverless
6 26 (2.52%) Azure Functions
7 24 (2.33%) GitHub
8 21 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (1.84%) Power Platform
10 18 (1.75%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (1.65%) Amazon SQS
11 17 (1.65%) Azure AKS
12 16 (1.55%) Akamai
12 16 (1.55%) Amazon ECS
12 16 (1.55%) Amazon EKS
12 16 (1.55%) Amazon S3
12 16 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
12 16 (1.55%) AWS Fargate
12 16 (1.55%) Cloudflare
12 16 (1.55%) CloudFront
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.01%) Internet
2 28 (2.72%) Wireless
3 16 (1.55%) Ethernet
3 16 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (1.45%) Bluetooth
4 15 (1.45%) J1939
5 13 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.07%) Firewall
7 10 (0.97%) DNS
7 10 (0.97%) HTTP
7 10 (0.97%) LAN
7 10 (0.97%) WAN
8 9 (0.87%) DHCP
8 9 (0.87%) VLAN
9 8 (0.78%) FlexRay
10 6 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
10 6 (0.58%) Skype
10 6 (0.58%) SSL
10 6 (0.58%) Telepresence
10 6 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.75%) Power BI
1 18 (1.75%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.65%) MySQL
3 8 (0.78%) Relational Database
3 8 (0.78%) Tableau
4 7 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.58%) Redis
6 4 (0.39%) Big Data
6 4 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.39%) GIS
6 4 (0.39%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.19%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.19%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.097%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.097%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.097%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.097%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 58 (5.63%) Git
2 39 (3.78%) JIRA
3 9 (0.87%) ClearCase
3 9 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 9 (0.87%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.78%) LabVIEW
4 8 (0.78%) Plastic SCM
5 6 (0.58%) CANoe
5 6 (0.58%) GitLab
6 5 (0.48%) ClearQuest
6 5 (0.48%) Rational Rhapsody
6 5 (0.48%) Selenium
7 4 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.29%) Appium
8 3 (0.29%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.29%) Protractor
8 3 (0.29%) TestRail
8 3 (0.29%) UI Automator
9 2 (0.19%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.19%) TestNG
General
1 197 (19.11%) Social Skills
2 178 (17.26%) Aerospace
3 152 (14.74%) Manufacturing
4 151 (14.65%) Electronics
5 92 (8.92%) Finance
6 68 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
7 66 (6.40%) Marketing
8 63 (6.11%) Retail
9 44 (4.27%) Legal
10 33 (3.20%) Pharmaceutical
11 32 (3.10%) Telecoms
12 24 (2.33%) Aviation
13 16 (1.55%) Public Sector
14 15 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
15 14 (1.36%) Aeronautics
16 13 (1.26%) Publishing
17 11 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
18 9 (0.87%) Banking
19 8 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 8 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 177 (17.17%) Software Engineer
2 150 (14.55%) Senior
3 130 (12.61%) Lead
4 120 (11.64%) Systems Engineer
5 101 (9.80%) Embedded Engineer
6 88 (8.54%) Developer
7 84 (8.15%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 36 (3.49%) Senior Software Engineer
9 31 (3.01%) Quality Engineer
10 29 (2.81%) Architect
10 29 (2.81%) Programmer
11 28 (2.72%) Project Manager
12 26 (2.52%) Hardware Engineer
13 24 (2.33%) Technical Support
14 23 (2.23%) C++ Software Engineer
14 23 (2.23%) Support Engineer
15 21 (2.04%) Test Engineer
16 20 (1.94%) .NET Developer
16 20 (1.94%) Analyst
16 20 (1.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (6.11%) .NET
2 51 (4.95%) HTML
3 35 (3.39%) CSS
4 23 (2.23%) React
5 19 (1.84%) AngularJS
6 13 (1.26%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.26%) Node.js
7 10 (0.97%) Kafka
7 10 (0.97%) Sass
7 10 (0.97%) Vue
8 9 (0.87%) Middleware
8 9 (0.87%) RESTful
8 9 (0.87%) Web Services
8 9 (0.87%) WPF
8 9 (0.87%) XML
9 8 (0.78%) Ajax
10 7 (0.68%) ASP.NET
10 7 (0.68%) LESS
10 7 (0.68%) Next.js
11 6 (0.58%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 69 (6.69%) Embedded Systems
2 63 (6.11%) IoT
3 36 (3.49%) Mobile App
4 34 (3.30%) Algorithms
5 29 (2.81%) Robotics
6 23 (2.23%) Product Ownership
6 23 (2.23%) Renewable Energy
6 23 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (1.65%) Management Information System
8 15 (1.45%) Client/Server
9 14 (1.36%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.26%) FMCG
11 12 (1.16%) Driving Licence
11 12 (1.16%) FPGA
11 12 (1.16%) Infotainment
11 12 (1.16%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.16%) Smartphone
11 12 (1.16%) Verilog
11 12 (1.16%) VHDL
12 10 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 76 (7.37%) Linux
2 69 (6.69%) Windows
3 33 (3.20%) Windows Server
4 27 (2.62%) Windows 10
5 22 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (1.75%) Android
7 13 (1.26%) Embedded Linux
7 13 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (0.87%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.68%) FreeRTOS
9 7 (0.68%) Mac OS X
10 6 (0.58%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.58%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.39%) Windows 2000
11 4 (0.39%) Windows NT
11 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.39%) Windows XP
12 3 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (20.66%) Software Engineering
2 147 (14.26%) Problem-Solving
3 104 (10.09%) Agile
4 83 (8.05%) Project Management
5 76 (7.37%) Computer Science
6 65 (6.30%) Systems Engineering
6 65 (6.30%) Validation
7 53 (5.14%) Mentoring
8 52 (5.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 50 (4.85%) DevOps
10 49 (4.75%) Business Development
10 49 (4.75%) Logistics
11 47 (4.56%) Cybersecurity
12 45 (4.36%) Software Testing
13 44 (4.27%) Decision-Making
14 42 (4.07%) Test Automation
15 40 (3.88%) Roadmaps
16 39 (3.78%) Asset Management
16 39 (3.78%) Customer Service
17 35 (3.39%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
Programming Languages
1 116 (11.25%) C++
2 109 (10.57%) C
3 90 (8.73%) Python
4 85 (8.24%) MATLAB
5 63 (6.11%) JavaScript
6 61 (5.92%) C#
7 45 (4.36%) SQL
8 42 (4.07%) Java
9 34 (3.30%) Embedded C
10 22 (2.13%) TypeScript
11 21 (2.04%) PHP
12 15 (1.45%) Embedded C++
13 9 (0.87%) SystemVerilog
14 8 (0.78%) PowerShell
15 7 (0.68%) T-SQL
16 5 (0.48%) Ada
16 5 (0.48%) R
17 4 (0.39%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.39%) VB.NET
18 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 242 (23.47%) Degree
2 39 (3.78%) HND
3 31 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
4 29 (2.81%) Master's Degree
5 27 (2.62%) HNC
6 17 (1.65%) Security Cleared
7 16 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.16%) NVQ Level 3
9 10 (0.97%) MBA
10 9 (0.87%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.87%) MCSE
11 7 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.48%) CCNA
13 5 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.48%) PhD
13 5 (0.48%) SC Cleared
14 4 (0.39%) CISM
14 4 (0.39%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (3.88%) QA
2 32 (3.10%) ISO 26262
3 29 (2.81%) AUTOSAR
4 23 (2.23%) Automotive SPICE
5 22 (2.13%) ISO 9001
6 16 (1.55%) MISRA
7 14 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 9 (0.87%) GDPR
9 8 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 7 (0.68%) SLA
11 6 (0.58%) GRC
12 4 (0.39%) JTAG
12 4 (0.39%) MISRA C
12 4 (0.39%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.29%) NIST
13 3 (0.29%) PMO
14 2 (0.19%) COSHH
14 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.19%) ITGC
System Software
1 43 (4.17%) Firmware
2 35 (3.39%) Docker
3 29 (2.81%) Embedded Firmware
4 22 (2.13%) Active Directory
5 16 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
7 7 (0.68%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 32 (3.10%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.04%) Functional Safety
3 12 (1.16%) SCCM
4 11 (1.07%) Ansible
5 4 (0.39%) SCOM
5 4 (0.39%) Terraform
5 4 (0.39%) WSUS
6 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.19%) Puppet
8 1 (0.097%) CASB
8 1 (0.097%) Grafana
8 1 (0.097%) Kibana
8 1 (0.097%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.097%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 80 (7.76%) Microsoft
2 23 (2.23%) VMware
3 22 (2.13%) Cisco
4 18 (1.75%) SAP
5 16 (1.55%) ForgeRock
5 16 (1.55%) Sitecore
6 15 (1.45%) Adobe
7 14 (1.36%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.26%) Dell
9 12 (1.16%) Apple
9 12 (1.16%) Siemens
10 11 (1.07%) EMC
10 11 (1.07%) Lauterbach
11 9 (0.87%) Cadence
11 9 (0.87%) Red Hat
11 9 (0.87%) ServiceNow
11 9 (0.87%) Synopsys
12 8 (0.78%) Fortinet
12 8 (0.78%) Google
12 8 (0.78%) Instagram