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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 233 194
Rank change year-on-year +62 -39 +65
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,056 1,272 1,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.91% 1.23% 1.93%
As % of the General category 2.72% 2.10% 2.84%
Number of salaries quoted 407 735 358
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £48,125 £38,750 £44,794
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £52,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.66% -10.64% +27.72%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £84,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -1.96% +13.33%

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 38,878 60,543 66,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 70.17% 58.62% 67.97%
Number of salaries quoted 18,041 40,070 35,832
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -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 May 2025.

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 30 May 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 +53 1,033 £50,055 +0.11% 1,885
UK excluding London +64 1,018 £50,055 +0.11% 1,927
Midlands +42 434 £40,000 -23.81% 450
North of England +115 420 £50,055 +11.23% 367
North West +151 410 £50,055 +11.23% 165
West Midlands +22 297 £43,750 -20.45% 281
East Midlands +63 137 £36,500 -14.12% 148
Work from Home -61 88 £50,000 -9.09% 1,024
South East -7 79 £46,374 -15.68% 512
East of England -62 42 £50,000 - 292
South West +34 32 £57,500 +21.05% 219
London +16 26 £73,750 +18.00% 140
Yorkshire -12 8 £57,560 +27.91% 147
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 19
Scotland +93 4 £57,500 -2.13% 83
North East +15 2 £90,000 +127.85% 56

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 27 (2.56%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.57%) Confluence
4 3 (0.28%) Apache
4 3 (0.28%) CMS
4 3 (0.28%) WordPress
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) nginx
Applications
1 209 (19.79%) Simulink
2 196 (18.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 194 (18.37%) Microsoft Office
4 177 (16.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.66%) Maya
6 4 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.28%) CATIA
7 3 (0.28%) Sketch
8 1 (0.095%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.095%) Blender
8 1 (0.095%) CANalyzer
8 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.095%) InDesign
8 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 208 (19.70%) Teamcenter
2 18 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.66%) SAP IBP
4 4 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.095%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.095%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 51 (4.83%) Azure
2 35 (3.31%) Power Platform
3 33 (3.13%) AWS
4 28 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (1.80%) SaaS
6 16 (1.52%) PowerApps
7 12 (1.14%) GCP
8 11 (1.04%) Entra ID
8 11 (1.04%) Google Workspace
9 9 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (0.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (0.76%) GitHub
10 8 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (0.57%) Figma
11 6 (0.57%) Snowflake
12 5 (0.47%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.47%) MailChimp
13 4 (0.38%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.38%) Serverless
14 3 (0.28%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.80%) Firewall
2 15 (1.42%) DHCP
2 15 (1.42%) DNS
3 12 (1.14%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.04%) BGP
4 11 (1.04%) OSPF
4 11 (1.04%) VLAN
4 11 (1.04%) WAN
4 11 (1.04%) WLAN
5 8 (0.76%) Internet
5 8 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
6 7 (0.66%) LAN
6 7 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.57%) VoIP
8 5 (0.47%) SD-WAN
8 5 (0.47%) Wireless
9 4 (0.38%) Bluetooth
10 3 (0.28%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.28%) FlexRay
11 2 (0.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (2.46%) Power BI
2 14 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.14%) Tableau
4 11 (1.04%) SAP HANA
5 9 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 7 (0.66%) SAP BW
7 5 (0.47%) MySQL
7 5 (0.47%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.38%) Big Data
8 4 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.38%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.28%) Redis
10 2 (0.19%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.19%) SQLite
11 1 (0.095%) Amazon QuickSight
11 1 (0.095%) Power Query
11 1 (0.095%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.23%) JIRA
2 10 (0.95%) Git
3 9 (0.85%) GitLab
4 2 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.095%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.095%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.095%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.095%) JUnit
5 1 (0.095%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.095%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.095%) NUnit
General
1 536 (50.76%) Aerospace
2 282 (26.70%) Telecoms
3 278 (26.33%) Social Skills
4 72 (6.82%) Aeronautics
5 56 (5.30%) Manufacturing
6 49 (4.64%) Retail
7 41 (3.88%) Finance
8 37 (3.50%) Analytical Skills
9 36 (3.41%) Electronics
10 26 (2.46%) Marketing
11 17 (1.61%) Banking
12 16 (1.52%) Law
13 14 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
14 12 (1.14%) Publishing
15 11 (1.04%) Legal
16 7 (0.66%) Games
16 7 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.57%) Advertising
17 6 (0.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 535 (50.66%) Systems Engineer
2 285 (26.99%) Principal Engineer
3 283 (26.80%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 271 (25.66%) Senior
5 225 (21.31%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 119 (11.27%) Software Engineer
7 100 (9.47%) Development Engineer
8 99 (9.38%) Software Development Engineer
9 64 (6.06%) Principal Software Engineer
10 57 (5.40%) Integration Engineer
10 57 (5.40%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 48 (4.55%) Senior Software Engineer
12 36 (3.41%) Senior Development Engineer
12 36 (3.41%) Senior Integration Engineer
12 36 (3.41%) Senior Software Development Engineer
13 29 (2.75%) Developer
14 24 (2.27%) Lead
15 22 (2.08%) Analyst
16 21 (1.99%) Technical Support
17 19 (1.80%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.65%) .NET
2 11 (1.04%) .NET Core
2 11 (1.04%) HTML
3 10 (0.95%) CSS
4 7 (0.66%) Entity Framework
4 7 (0.66%) Middleware
4 7 (0.66%) React
5 6 (0.57%) RESTful
6 5 (0.47%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.47%) REST
6 5 (0.47%) Vue
7 4 (0.38%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.38%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.38%) Laravel
8 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.28%) CSS3
8 3 (0.28%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.28%) HTML5
8 3 (0.28%) LINQ
8 3 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (2.08%) Management Information System
2 18 (1.70%) Renewable Energy
3 17 (1.61%) Product Ownership
4 15 (1.42%) FMCG
4 15 (1.42%) Mobile App
5 13 (1.23%) IoT
5 13 (1.23%) Social Media
6 11 (1.04%) Algorithms
6 11 (1.04%) Smartphone
7 7 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (0.66%) PMI
7 7 (0.66%) Reinsurance
8 6 (0.57%) Digital Signage
8 6 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
8 6 (0.57%) Life Science
9 5 (0.47%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.38%) Animation
10 4 (0.38%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.38%) Infotainment
10 4 (0.38%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 44 (4.17%) Windows
2 27 (2.56%) Linux
3 24 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.33%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
5 11 (1.04%) Mac OS X
5 11 (1.04%) Ubuntu
5 11 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.57%) Android
7 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.28%) Unix
9 2 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.095%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 778 (73.67%) Systems Engineering
2 271 (25.66%) Agile
3 213 (20.17%) Validation
4 208 (19.70%) PLM
5 207 (19.60%) Software Testing
6 186 (17.61%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 132 (12.50%) Software Engineering
8 124 (11.74%) Architectural Design
9 99 (9.38%) Project Planning
10 85 (8.05%) Requirements Management
11 74 (7.01%) Coaching
12 72 (6.82%) Physics
13 68 (6.44%) Mathematics
14 62 (5.87%) Problem-Solving
15 40 (3.79%) Analytics
16 39 (3.69%) Continuous Improvement
17 38 (3.60%) Computer Science
18 36 (3.41%) Project Management
19 31 (2.94%) Decision-Making
20 30 (2.84%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 417 (39.49%) MATLAB
2 50 (4.73%) SQL
3 30 (2.84%) C#
4 26 (2.46%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.99%) Python
6 19 (1.80%) C
7 12 (1.14%) Embedded C
8 9 (0.85%) C++
9 8 (0.76%) JavaScript
10 7 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.66%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.47%) PHP
11 5 (0.47%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.38%) Java
12 4 (0.38%) VB
13 3 (0.28%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.28%) VBA
14 1 (0.095%) Ada
14 1 (0.095%) Embedded C++
14 1 (0.095%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 624 (59.09%) Degree
2 568 (53.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 283 (26.80%) HND
4 218 (20.64%) HNC
5 24 (2.27%) Master's Degree
6 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (1.42%) MCSE
9 10 (0.95%) PhD
10 9 (0.85%) PMI Certification
11 8 (0.76%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.47%) Security Cleared
13 4 (0.38%) CCNA
13 4 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.38%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.38%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
14 3 (0.28%) AWS Certification
14 3 (0.28%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.28%) SC Cleared
15 2 (0.19%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (0.76%) Automotive SPICE
1 8 (0.76%) QA
2 7 (0.66%) Data Quality
2 7 (0.66%) ISO 26262
3 3 (0.28%) Accessibility
3 3 (0.28%) AUTOSAR
3 3 (0.28%) NIST
3 3 (0.28%) PMO
4 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.19%) JTAG
4 2 (0.19%) SLA
5 1 (0.095%) GDPR
5 1 (0.095%) GRC
5 1 (0.095%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.095%) ISO 9000
5 1 (0.095%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.095%) MISRA
5 1 (0.095%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.095%) NCSC
5 1 (0.095%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.23%) Docker
3 5 (0.47%) Firmware
3 5 (0.47%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.28%) LXC
5 1 (0.095%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.23%) Kubernetes
1 13 (1.23%) Terraform
2 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.47%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.28%) SCCM
5 1 (0.095%) Ansible
5 1 (0.095%) Kibana
5 1 (0.095%) Nessus
5 1 (0.095%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.095%) QRadar
Vendors
1 250 (23.67%) Microsoft
2 208 (19.70%) ANSYS
3 23 (2.18%) Cisco
4 20 (1.89%) SAP
5 19 (1.80%) Google
6 18 (1.70%) Fortinet
7 14 (1.33%) IBM
8 11 (1.04%) Apple
8 11 (1.04%) Dell
8 11 (1.04%) Ubiquiti
9 8 (0.76%) Databricks
10 7 (0.66%) Ariba
10 7 (0.66%) Oracle
11 6 (0.57%) VMware
12 4 (0.38%) Adobe
12 4 (0.38%) Hitachi
13 3 (0.28%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.28%) Sage
13 3 (0.28%) SonicWALL
13 3 (0.28%) WatchGuard