Automotive
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Automotive over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 242 187 263
Rank change year-on-year -55 +76 +156
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,233 1,995 2,537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.23% 2.01% 1.58%
As % of the General category 2.07% 2.95% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 714 365 841
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +30.43% -8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -2.91%

All General Skills
UK

Automotive is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,575 67,663 103,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.63% 68.23% 64.52%
Number of salaries quoted 39,717 36,616 51,172
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,059 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automotive over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Automotive in the UK

Automotive
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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 -44 1,185 £50,750 -15.42% 1,256
UK excluding London -64 1,076 £50,000 -4.76% 1,197
Midlands -56 395 £53,750 - 381
West Midlands -36 313 £57,500 +9.52% 282
Work from Home -38 309 £55,000 -2.22% 292
North of England +120 196 £45,000 -14.29% 187
South East -64 180 £55,000 - 275
East of England +43 166 £50,000 -28.57% 174
London -14 125 £62,500 -16.67% 121
South West +31 105 £47,500 +5.56% 149
North West +44 85 £45,000 -35.71% 123
East Midlands +41 81 £42,500 -20.93% 98
Yorkshire +90 76 £47,500 +11.76% 48
North East - 35 £39,500 - 17
Scotland -84 25 £61,250 -5.77% 64
Wales -12 10 £30,000 -18.92% 35

Automotive
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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (2.19%) Skype for Business
2 12 (0.97%) CMS
3 10 (0.81%) SharePoint
4 8 (0.65%) Confluence
5 5 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.16%) WordPress
7 1 (0.081%) Apache
7 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.081%) Liferay
7 1 (0.081%) nginx
7 1 (0.081%) Umbraco
Applications
1 88 (7.14%) Simulink
2 73 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (2.92%) Stateflow
4 32 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
5 22 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (1.05%) CANalyzer
7 12 (0.97%) Photoshop
7 12 (0.97%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.32%) 3ds Max
9 4 (0.32%) InDesign
9 4 (0.32%) OrCAD
10 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.24%) CATIA
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.16%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.081%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.16%) Primavera
4 2 (0.16%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.16%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.081%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.081%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.081%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.081%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 84 (6.81%) Azure
2 70 (5.68%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (4.54%) SaaS
4 33 (2.68%) AWS
5 27 (2.19%) GitHub
6 26 (2.11%) Azure Functions
6 26 (2.11%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.11%) Serverless
7 19 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (1.30%) Akamai
9 16 (1.30%) Amazon ECS
9 16 (1.30%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (1.30%) Amazon S3
9 16 (1.30%) Amazon SQS
9 16 (1.30%) AWS CloudFormation
9 16 (1.30%) AWS Fargate
9 16 (1.30%) AWS Lambda
9 16 (1.30%) Cloudflare
9 16 (1.30%) CloudFront
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.51%) J1939
2 28 (2.27%) Cisco IOS
3 27 (2.19%) Skype
4 25 (2.03%) Telepresence
5 23 (1.87%) Wireless
6 20 (1.62%) Ethernet
7 19 (1.54%) Internet
8 15 (1.22%) Bluetooth
9 13 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (0.89%) Firewall
10 11 (0.89%) VLAN
11 9 (0.73%) DNS
12 8 (0.65%) DHCP
12 8 (0.65%) TCP/IP
13 7 (0.57%) LAN
13 7 (0.57%) WAN
14 5 (0.41%) FlexRay
14 5 (0.41%) RS-232
14 5 (0.41%) SAN
15 4 (0.32%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (2.03%) Power BI
2 20 (1.62%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.05%) Relational Database
4 9 (0.73%) Tableau
5 8 (0.65%) MySQL
6 7 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.49%) Data Mining
7 6 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
7 6 (0.49%) Redis
8 4 (0.32%) Big Data
8 4 (0.32%) GIS
9 2 (0.16%) MS Access
9 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.16%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.081%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.081%) EDMS
10 1 (0.081%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.081%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.081%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 71 (5.76%) Git
2 64 (5.19%) JIRA
3 24 (1.95%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.78%) ClearCase
5 21 (1.70%) Plastic SCM
6 15 (1.22%) Visual Studio
7 14 (1.14%) ClearQuest
8 9 (0.73%) CANoe
9 8 (0.65%) Appium
9 8 (0.65%) Subversion
9 8 (0.65%) UI Automator
10 7 (0.57%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.57%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.57%) Selenium
11 4 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
11 4 (0.32%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.24%) GitLab
13 2 (0.16%) TestNG
13 2 (0.16%) WiX
General
1 280 (22.71%) Social Skills
2 204 (16.55%) Manufacturing
3 174 (14.11%) Aerospace
4 168 (13.63%) Electronics
5 139 (11.27%) Finance
6 77 (6.24%) Pharmaceutical
7 73 (5.92%) Analytical Skills
8 71 (5.76%) Retail
9 70 (5.68%) Marketing
10 66 (5.35%) Telecoms
11 46 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (3.49%) Legal
13 40 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (2.76%) Aviation
15 22 (1.78%) Publishing
16 21 (1.70%) Law
17 19 (1.54%) Public Sector
18 12 (0.97%) Military
18 12 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
19 9 (0.73%) Banking
Job Titles
1 206 (16.71%) Software Engineer
2 174 (14.11%) Senior
3 146 (11.84%) Lead
4 138 (11.19%) Systems Engineer
5 116 (9.41%) Developer
6 112 (9.08%) Embedded Engineer
7 97 (7.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 63 (5.11%) Senior Software Engineer
9 49 (3.97%) Consultant
10 40 (3.24%) Support Engineer
11 38 (3.08%) Test Engineer
12 37 (3.00%) Architect
13 36 (2.92%) Programmer
14 35 (2.84%) Senior Embedded Engineer
15 31 (2.51%) Analyst
15 31 (2.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 29 (2.35%) Software Developer
17 27 (2.19%) Project Manager
17 27 (2.19%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
18 26 (2.11%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.03%) .NET
2 28 (2.27%) HTML
3 24 (1.95%) AngularJS
4 23 (1.87%) CSS
5 21 (1.70%) React
6 13 (1.05%) Sass
7 12 (0.97%) .NET Framework
7 12 (0.97%) Node.js
8 10 (0.81%) LLVM
9 9 (0.73%) .NET Core
10 8 (0.65%) Ajax
10 8 (0.65%) Kafka
10 8 (0.65%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 8 (0.65%) Vue
11 7 (0.57%) RESTful
11 7 (0.57%) Yocto
12 6 (0.49%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.49%) LESS
12 6 (0.49%) WPF
13 5 (0.41%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 128 (10.38%) IoT
2 89 (7.22%) Embedded Systems
3 52 (4.22%) Algorithms
4 50 (4.06%) Mobile App
5 39 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
6 38 (3.08%) FMCG
7 33 (2.68%) Client/Server
8 25 (2.03%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.54%) Verilog
9 19 (1.54%) VHDL
10 18 (1.46%) Blog
10 18 (1.46%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.46%) Raspberry Pi
10 18 (1.46%) Robotics
11 17 (1.38%) FPGA
11 17 (1.38%) Renewable Energy
12 16 (1.30%) Device Driver
13 15 (1.22%) Infotainment
13 15 (1.22%) PMI
14 14 (1.14%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 93 (7.54%) Windows
2 83 (6.73%) Linux
3 40 (3.24%) Windows 10
4 38 (3.08%) Android
5 29 (2.35%) Apple iOS
6 27 (2.19%) Windows Server
7 25 (2.03%) Windows 7
8 15 (1.22%) FreeRTOS
9 13 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (0.73%) Embedded Linux
12 8 (0.65%) Mac OS
13 6 (0.49%) Unix
13 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
13 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.32%) Windows 2000
14 4 (0.32%) Windows NT
14 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
14 4 (0.32%) Windows XP
15 3 (0.24%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (20.76%) Software Engineering
2 181 (14.68%) Problem-Solving
3 154 (12.49%) Agile
4 106 (8.60%) Mentoring
5 92 (7.46%) Project Management
6 79 (6.41%) Computer Science
7 78 (6.33%) Business Development
8 77 (6.24%) Validation
9 74 (6.00%) Cybersecurity
10 69 (5.60%) Logistics
11 60 (4.87%) Test Automation
12 59 (4.79%) Systems Engineering
13 58 (4.70%) DevOps
14 55 (4.46%) Software Testing
15 52 (4.22%) Decision-Making
15 52 (4.22%) Stakeholder Management
16 50 (4.06%) Continuous Improvement
16 50 (4.06%) Customer Service
17 48 (3.89%) Technical Leadership
18 47 (3.81%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 181 (14.68%) C
2 110 (8.92%) C++
3 106 (8.60%) Python
4 88 (7.14%) MATLAB
5 70 (5.68%) C#
6 52 (4.22%) JavaScript
6 52 (4.22%) SQL
7 50 (4.06%) Embedded C
8 48 (3.89%) Java
9 40 (3.24%) SystemVerilog
10 18 (1.46%) TypeScript
11 14 (1.14%) Perl
12 12 (0.97%) Rust
13 9 (0.73%) Embedded C++
13 9 (0.73%) T-SQL
14 8 (0.65%) R
15 6 (0.49%) Bash
15 6 (0.49%) PHP
16 5 (0.41%) VB
16 5 (0.41%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 305 (24.74%) Degree
2 52 (4.22%) Master's Degree
3 40 (3.24%) HND
4 31 (2.51%) MBA
5 26 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (2.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 22 (1.78%) HNC
8 16 (1.30%) PMI Certification
8 16 (1.30%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (0.97%) NVQ Level 3
11 9 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (0.73%) CISM
11 9 (0.73%) CISSP
12 8 (0.65%) CCNA
12 8 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.57%) MCSE
14 6 (0.49%) MCSA
14 6 (0.49%) PMP
15 5 (0.41%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.54%) ISO 26262
2 42 (3.41%) Automotive SPICE
3 41 (3.33%) QA
4 36 (2.92%) AUTOSAR
5 28 (2.27%) MISRA
6 21 (1.70%) ISO 9001
7 16 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 11 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (0.89%) SLA
9 9 (0.73%) GDPR
10 8 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (0.65%) NIST
11 5 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.41%) PMO
12 4 (0.32%) JTAG
13 3 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.16%) COSHH
14 2 (0.16%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.16%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.16%) ITGC
System Software
1 52 (4.22%) Firmware
2 34 (2.76%) Docker
3 26 (2.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 16 (1.30%) Active Directory
4 16 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (0.89%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (3.24%) Functional Safety
2 28 (2.27%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.22%) Ansible
4 13 (1.05%) SCCM
5 10 (0.81%) Progress Chef
6 8 (0.65%) Terraform
7 6 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.32%) SCOM
8 4 (0.32%) WSUS
9 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.16%) Puppet
11 1 (0.081%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 119 (9.65%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.08%) Cisco
3 28 (2.27%) Cadence
3 28 (2.27%) Synopsys
4 27 (2.19%) SAP
5 26 (2.11%) Apple
6 25 (2.03%) Polycom
7 24 (1.95%) Lauterbach
8 21 (1.70%) IBM
9 18 (1.46%) VMware
10 16 (1.30%) ForgeRock
10 16 (1.30%) Sitecore
11 15 (1.22%) Adobe
11 15 (1.22%) Salesforce
12 12 (0.97%) EMC
12 12 (0.97%) Siemens
13 11 (0.89%) Dell
13 11 (0.89%) ServiceNow
14 9 (0.73%) Instagram
15 8 (0.65%) Atlassian