SAE J1939
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring J1939 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited J1939 over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 725 852 924
Rank change year-on-year +127 +72 +276
Permanent jobs citing J1939 4 31 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.031% 0.037%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.043% 0.23% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 17 4
10th Percentile £45,250 - -
25th Percentile £49,375 £52,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% +22.22%
75th Percentile £64,375 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £67,750 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% +22.22%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

J1939 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,385 13,480 15,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.76% 13.51% 15.74%
Number of salaries quoted 4,373 9,399 7,893
10th Percentile £23,731 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,540 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.49% -3.33% -4.26%

J1939
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing J1939 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for J1939 in the UK

J1939
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing J1939.

Salary trend for J1939 in the UK

J1939
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing J1939 over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for J1939 in the UK

J1939
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J1939 within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +101 2 £61,250 -2.00% 2
UK excluding London +146 1 £65,000 +4.00% 2
Midlands +55 1 £65,000 - 1
West Midlands +39 1 £65,000 - 1
London - 1 £57,500 -

J1939
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) J1708
2 1 (25.00%) Bluetooth
2 1 (25.00%) GSM
2 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (50.00%) Automotive
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Telematics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) CAN bus
1 2 (50.00%) CCTV
2 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Telematics
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Tech Ops
3 1 (25.00%) Vehicle Telematics
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C
1 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware