Automotive Jobs in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 3 months to 25 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Automotive England / West Midlands
Location	3 months to 25 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	107	151	117
Rank change year-on-year	+44	-34
Permanent jobs citing Automotive	136	96	109
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands	2.67%	1.57%	1.91%
As % of the General category	7.12%	4.18%	5.29%
Number of salaries quoted	117	67	79
Median salary	£35,000	£38,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-9.09%	-3.75%
90% offered a salary of more than	£21,500	£23,500	£32,300
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,000	£62,750	£85,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£44,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-3.40%	+10.00%

Automotive is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills West Midlands
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	1911	2296	2059
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands	37.50%	37.66%	36.00%
Number of salaries quoted	1553	1690	1620
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	-5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£25,000	£27,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£65,000	£62,500
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the West Midlands citing Automotive as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Automotive in the West Midlands over the 3 months to 25 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the West Midlands

Automotive
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Coventry	+16	33	£34,500	-44.80%	1
Birmingham	+27	31	£35,000	-2.77%	6
Staffordshire	+21	27	£21,500	-48.80%	2
Warwickshire	+29	26	£35,750	-14.88%	5
Worcestershire	+6	12	£43,750	+6.06%	1
Walsall	+5	1	£22,500	-48.86%
Automotive England

Automotive
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 June 2017, IT jobs citing Automotive also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Automotive.

1	78 (33.62%)	Manufacturing
2	58 (25.00%)	JavaScript
3	49 (21.12%)	Degree
3	49 (21.12%)	jQuery
4	47 (20.26%)	Microsoft
5	45 (19.40%)	Software Engineering
6	42 (18.10%)	Electronics
7	40 (17.24%)	SQL Server
8	38 (16.38%)	C
8	38 (16.38%)	C#
8	38 (16.38%)	HTML
8	38 (16.38%)	.NET
9	35 (15.09%)	Retail
10	34 (14.66%)	Mentoring
11	32 (13.79%)	Agile Software Development

11	32 (13.79%)	MySQL
11	32 (13.79%)	CSS
12	31 (13.36%)	PHP
12	31 (13.36%)	Git (software)
13	30 (12.93%)	Project Management
14	29 (12.50%)	Test Automation
15	26 (11.21%)	Apple
15	26 (11.21%)	C++
15	26 (11.21%)	ASP.NET
15	26 (11.21%)	E-Commerce
15	26 (11.21%)	Magento
15	26 (11.21%)	Data Structures
16	24 (10.34%)	Windows
16	24 (10.34%)	SQL
16	24 (10.34%)	Stakeholder Management

Automotive
Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	2 (0.86%)	Confluence
1	2 (0.86%)	SAS
2	1 (0.43%)	IIS
2	1 (0.43%)	ThingWorx
2	1 (0.43%)	Tomcat

Applications
1	14 (6.03%)	Simulink
2	9 (3.88%)	Microsoft Excel
3	7 (3.02%)	Stateflow
4	5 (2.16%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
5	4 (1.72%)	Microsoft Office
6	2 (0.86%)	Adobe Illustrator
6	2 (0.86%)	MS Visio
6	2 (0.86%)	Photoshop
6	2 (0.86%)	SPSS
7	1 (0.43%)	Adobe Creative Suite
7	1 (0.43%)	InDesign
7	1 (0.43%)	Microsoft Project
7	1 (0.43%)	TargetLink

Business Applications
1	26 (11.21%)	Magento
2	9 (3.88%)	SAP SD
3	6 (2.59%)	Salesforce.com CRM
4	5 (2.16%)	SAP SCM
5	4 (1.72%)	SAP MM
5	4 (1.72%)	SAP SRM
6	3 (1.29%)	SAP R/3
7	2 (0.86%)	SAP CO
7	2 (0.86%)	SAP FI
7	2 (0.86%)	SAP FI/CO
8	1 (0.43%)	Primavera
8	1 (0.43%)	SAP APO
8	1 (0.43%)	SAP HCM
8	1 (0.43%)	Teamcenter

Cloud Services
1	10 (4.31%)	Microsoft Azure
2	1 (0.43%)	AdWords
2	1 (0.43%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	8 (3.45%)	TCP/IP
2	7 (3.02%)	Ethernet
2	7 (3.02%)	Wireless
3	6 (2.59%)	DHCP
3	6 (2.59%)	DNS
4	5 (2.16%)	LAN
4	5 (2.16%)	Wi-Fi
5	4 (1.72%)	WAN
6	3 (1.29%)	Bluetooth
6	3 (1.29%)	Firewall
7	2 (0.86%)	Cisco IOS
7	2 (0.86%)	HTTP
7	2 (0.86%)	Internet
7	2 (0.86%)	Network Security
7	2 (0.86%)	RS-232
7	2 (0.86%)	RS-485
7	2 (0.86%)	Softphone
8	1 (0.43%)	3G
8	1 (0.43%)	EIGRP
8	1 (0.43%)	OSPF

Database & Business Intelligence
1	40 (17.24%)	SQL Server
2	32 (13.79%)	MySQL
3	15 (6.47%)	SQL Server 2012
3	15 (6.47%)	SQL Server 2014
4	9 (3.88%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
5	5 (2.16%)	RDBMS
5	5 (2.16%)	Relational Database
6	2 (0.86%)	Data Lake
6	2 (0.86%)	SQL Server 2008
7	1 (0.43%)	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Development Applications
1	31 (13.36%)	Git (software)
2	16 (6.90%)	Team Foundation Server
3	12 (5.17%)	Visual Studio
4	11 (4.74%)	CANoe
5	9 (3.88%)	Xcode
6	4 (1.72%)	JIRA
6	4 (1.72%)	Rational Rhapsody
7	3 (1.29%)	Rational DOORS
7	3 (1.29%)	VectorCAST
8	2 (0.86%)	Ranorex
8	2 (0.86%)	Selenium
8	2 (0.86%)	Subversion
9	1 (0.43%)	Eclipse
9	1 (0.43%)	eggPlant
9	1 (0.43%)	JMeter
9	1 (0.43%)	LabVIEW
9	1 (0.43%)	WebDriver

General
1	78 (33.62%)	Manufacturing
2	42 (18.10%)	Electronics
3	35 (15.09%)	Retail
4	19 (8.19%)	Marketing
5	9 (3.88%)	Aerospace
6	6 (2.59%)	Finance
7	3 (1.29%)	Games
8	2 (0.86%)	Telecoms
9	1 (0.43%)	Advertising
9	1 (0.43%)	German Language
9	1 (0.43%)	Local Government

Job Titles
1	67 (28.88%)	Developer
2	32 (13.79%)	JavaScript Developer
3	31 (13.36%)	MySQL Developer
3	31 (13.36%)	PHP Developer
3	31 (13.36%)	PHP MySQL Developer
4	28 (12.07%)	Consultant
5	26 (11.21%)	Magento Developer
5	26 (11.21%)	PHP Magento Developer
6	25 (10.78%)	Software Engineer
7	22 (9.48%)	.NET Developer
8	19 (8.19%)	Graduate
8	19 (8.19%)	Junior
9	16 (6.90%)	Analyst
9	16 (6.90%)	C# Developer
9	16 (6.90%)	Embedded Engineer
10	15 (6.47%)	Graduate Developer
10	15 (6.47%)	Graduate JavaScript Developer
10	15 (6.47%)	Graduate PHP Developer
10	15 (6.47%)	Junior JavaScript Developer
10	15 (6.47%)	Junior PHP Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	49 (21.12%)	jQuery
2	38 (16.38%)	.NET
2	38 (16.38%)	HTML
3	32 (13.79%)	CSS
4	26 (11.21%)	ASP.NET
5	10 (4.31%)	JSON
5	10 (4.31%)	SOAP
6	9 (3.88%)	Ajax
6	9 (3.88%)	iOS SDK
6	9 (3.88%)	REST
7	8 (3.45%)	XML
8	7 (3.02%)	HTML5
9	6 (2.59%)	AngularJS
9	6 (2.59%)	ASP.NET MVC
9	6 (2.59%)	Backbone.js
10	4 (1.72%)	Middleware
11	2 (0.86%)	COM
11	2 (0.86%)	WCF
12	1 (0.43%)	CSS3
12	1 (0.43%)	WPF

Miscellaneous
1	26 (11.21%)	Data Structures
2	22 (9.48%)	Computer Science
3	13 (5.60%)	iPhone
4	12 (5.17%)	Analytical Skills
5	10 (4.31%)	Mobile App
6	9 (3.88%)	iPad
7	7 (3.02%)	CAN bus
8	6 (2.59%)	Enterprise Software
9	5 (2.16%)	Embedded Systems
9	5 (2.16%)	Social Media
10	4 (1.72%)	Infotainment
10	4 (1.72%)	Life Science
10	4 (1.72%)	Smartphone
10	4 (1.72%)	User Experience
11	3 (1.29%)	Driving Licence
11	3 (1.29%)	Management Information System
11	3 (1.29%)	PMI
11	3 (1.29%)	SCADA
12	2 (0.86%)	FMCG
12	2 (0.86%)	Greenfield Project

Operating Systems
1	24 (10.34%)	Windows
2	13 (5.60%)	Android
3	12 (5.17%)	Linux
4	9 (3.88%)	Apple iOS
5	8 (3.45%)	Windows Server
6	6 (2.59%)	Windows 10
7	5 (2.16%)	Windows 7
8	4 (1.72%)	VMS
9	3 (1.29%)	Windows 8
9	3 (1.29%)	Windows Server 2008
9	3 (1.29%)	Windows XP
10	1 (0.43%)	Embedded Linux
10	1 (0.43%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	45 (19.40%)	Software Engineering
2	34 (14.66%)	Mentoring
3	32 (13.79%)	Agile Software Development
4	30 (12.93%)	Project Management
5	29 (12.50%)	Test Automation
6	26 (11.21%)	E-Commerce
7	24 (10.34%)	Stakeholder Management
8	19 (8.19%)	SDLC
9	17 (7.33%)	Scrum
10	16 (6.90%)	Presales
11	13 (5.60%)	Analytics
11	13 (5.60%)	Android Development
11	13 (5.60%)	Change Management
11	13 (5.60%)	CRM
11	13 (5.60%)	iOS Development
11	13 (5.60%)	Software Testing
12	12 (5.17%)	MVC
13	11 (4.74%)	TDD
13	11 (4.74%)	Validation
14	10 (4.31%)	Telematics

Programming Languages
1	58 (25.00%)	JavaScript
2	38 (16.38%)	C
2	38 (16.38%)	C#
3	31 (13.36%)	PHP
4	26 (11.21%)	C++
5	24 (10.34%)	SQL
6	20 (8.62%)	Embedded C
7	17 (7.33%)	MATLAB
7	17 (7.33%)	VB
8	11 (4.74%)	PowerShell
9	10 (4.31%)	Embedded C++
10	9 (3.88%)	Apple Swift
10	9 (3.88%)	Java
10	9 (3.88%)	Objective-C
11	7 (3.02%)	T-SQL
12	6 (2.59%)	ABAP
13	3 (1.29%)	Python
13	3 (1.29%)	VB.NET
13	3 (1.29%)	VBA
14	2 (0.86%)	R

Qualifications
1	49 (21.12%)	Degree
2	18 (7.76%)	Computer Science Degree
2	18 (7.76%)	HND
2	18 (7.76%)	Microsoft Certification
3	16 (6.90%)	GNVQ
4	8 (3.45%)	ISTQB
5	6 (2.59%)	ISEB
6	5 (2.16%)	CCNA
6	5 (2.16%)	Cisco Certification
6	5 (2.16%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
7	3 (1.29%)	PMI Certification
7	3 (1.29%)	PRINCE2 Certification
8	2 (0.86%)	A+ Certification
8	2 (0.86%)	HNC
9	1 (0.43%)	CTC Cleared
9	1 (0.43%)	SC Cleared
9	1 (0.43%)	Security Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	10 (4.31%)	QA
2	7 (3.02%)	PMO
3	6 (2.59%)	MISRA
3	6 (2.59%)	SLA
4	3 (1.29%)	ISO 26262
5	1 (0.43%)	ISO 9001
5	1 (0.43%)	ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
5	1 (0.43%)	MISRA C

System Software
1	8 (3.45%)	Active Directory
2	7 (3.02%)	Firmware
3	3 (1.29%)	Hyper-V
3	3 (1.29%)	VMware Infrastructure

Systems Management
1	1 (0.43%)	Backup Exec

Vendors
1	47 (20.26%)	Microsoft
2	26 (11.21%)	Apple
3	23 (9.91%)	SAP
4	10 (4.31%)	Green Hills
5	8 (3.45%)	Tableau
6	7 (3.02%)	Cisco
6	7 (3.02%)	Renesas
7	6 (2.59%)	Salesforce.com
8	4 (1.72%)	Ariba
9	3 (1.29%)	Google
9	3 (1.29%)	QNX
9	3 (1.29%)	VMware
10	2 (0.86%)	Adobe
10	2 (0.86%)	Freescale
10	2 (0.86%)	Fujitsu
10	2 (0.86%)	IBM
10	2 (0.86%)	MKS
10	2 (0.86%)	MobileIron
11	1 (0.43%)	EMC
11	1 (0.43%)	Juniper