CAN bus
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CAN bus in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CAN bus over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 707 883 961
Rank change year-on-year +176 +78 +239
Permanent jobs citing CAN bus 7 28 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.028% 0.002%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.034% 0.079% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 5 20 0
10th Percentile £27,150 £27,500 -
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% - -
75th Percentile £49,000 £66,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -31.82% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

CAN bus falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,402 35,281 42,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.17% 35.29% 43.44%
Number of salaries quoted 9,394 23,007 23,050
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,498
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £109,865
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

CAN bus
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CAN bus in the UK

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Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAN bus.

Salary trend for CAN bus in the UK

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAN bus over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CAN bus in the UK

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Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAN bus within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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
UK excluding London +170 5 £37,500 -31.82% 38
England +138 5 £37,500 -34.78% 32
South East +84 2 £28,250 -54.80% 9
Yorkshire +65 2 £46,000 +53.33% 2
North of England +48 2 £46,000 +53.33% 3
Work from Home +130 1 - - 17
West Midlands +68 1 - - 5
Midlands +57 1 - - 5

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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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) J1708
1 2 (28.57%) J1939
1 2 (28.57%) Modbus
1 2 (28.57%) RS-485
2 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
General
1 6 (85.71%) Electronics
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (28.57%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
1 2 (28.57%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Lead
2 1 (14.29%) Process Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Quality Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Team Leader
2 1 (14.29%) Telematics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Analogue Electronics
1 2 (28.57%) CCTV
1 2 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Linux
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Telematics
1 2 (28.57%) Validation
2 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
2 1 (14.29%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
2 1 (14.29%) Mechatronics
2 1 (14.29%) OO
2 1 (14.29%) Performance Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) QMS
2 1 (14.29%) Six Sigma
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Tech Ops
2 1 (14.29%) Vehicle Telematics
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) C
1 3 (42.86%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (28.57%) Firmware