Automotive Jobs in Wales

Automotive
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 98 121
Rank change year-on-year +18 +23 +7
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 7 8 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.41% 0.42% 0.66%
As % of the General category 0.56% 0.92% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £33,000
25th Percentile £47,500 - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -44.44%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £45,000
90th Percentile £70,500 - -
UK median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.99% -4.35% +23.66%

All General Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,244 865 1,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 72.33% 45.67% 65.83%
Number of salaries quoted 796 596 511
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile - £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.97% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,562 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £71,649
UK median annual salary £53,688 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.39% -8.33% -

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in Wales

Automotive
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Automotive in Wales

Automotive
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive in Wales over the 6 months to 31 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Automotive in Wales

Automotive
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
South Wales +12 7 £52,500 - 11
Automotive
UK

Automotive
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Git
General
1 5 (71.43%) Electronics
2 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
3 3 (42.86%) Aviation
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Firmware Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Business Development Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Business Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Development Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) FPGA
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) CI/CD
3 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
3 3 (42.86%) System Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
3 3 (42.86%) Validation
3 3 (42.86%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (28.57%) Business Development
5 1 (14.29%) Line Management
5 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) IEC 62304
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (42.86%) Firmware