Automotive Job Trends in West Sussex

Automotive
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.12% - 0.79%
As % of the General category 0.25% - 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £32,500
75th Percentile £47,500 - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £48,750 £61,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -20.08% +1.67%

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 general skills in West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 398 272 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 47.04% 66.02% 56.19%
Number of salaries quoted 261 160 161
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,188 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -15.22% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,813 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £73,875 £72,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -4.76%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Automotive job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Automotive
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Automotive

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GMP