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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 179 271
Rank change year-on-year -58 +92 +163
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 1,208 2,138 2,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.22% 2.06% 1.49%
As % of the General category 2.05% 3.02% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 699 379 785
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,125 £43,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £46,800
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +28.21% -6.40%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £84,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -5.26%

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 59,028 70,875 99,909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.86% 68.29% 63.83%
Number of salaries quoted 39,629 38,205 51,280
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,269 £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 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £101,250 £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 3 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 3 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 -51 1,163 £51,750 -13.75% 1,236
UK excluding London -76 1,047 £50,000 -9.09% 1,154
Midlands -54 388 £55,000 - 372
West Midlands -40 308 £57,500 - 289
Work from Home -22 306 £55,000 -4.35% 281
North of England +112 190 £47,500 -17.39% 211
South East -66 176 £55,000 - 263
East of England +41 159 £50,000 -28.57% 181
London +7 131 £62,500 -16.67% 111
South West +29 103 £47,500 +5.56% 136
North West +41 84 £46,250 -43.94% 126
East Midlands +41 80 £42,500 -20.93% 83
Yorkshire +81 71 £50,000 +17.65% 65
North East - 35 £39,500 - 24
Scotland -86 22 £65,000 - 35
Wales -13 10 £30,000 -18.92% 33

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 (2.24%) Skype for Business
2 13 (1.08%) CMS
3 10 (0.83%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.50%) Confluence
5 5 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.17%) WordPress
7 1 (0.083%) Apache
7 1 (0.083%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.083%) nginx
7 1 (0.083%) Umbraco
Applications
1 88 (7.28%) Simulink
2 75 (6.21%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (2.98%) Stateflow
4 34 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
5 22 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (1.08%) CANalyzer
7 12 (0.99%) Photoshop
7 12 (0.99%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.33%) 3ds Max
9 4 (0.33%) InDesign
9 4 (0.33%) OrCAD
10 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.25%) CATIA
11 2 (0.17%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.17%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.083%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.33%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.17%) Primavera
4 2 (0.17%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.17%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.083%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.083%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.083%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.083%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 83 (6.87%) Azure
2 68 (5.63%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (4.47%) SaaS
4 32 (2.65%) AWS
5 26 (2.15%) GitHub
5 26 (2.15%) Power Platform
6 25 (2.07%) Azure Functions
6 25 (2.07%) Serverless
7 20 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (1.24%) Akamai
9 15 (1.24%) Amazon ECS
9 15 (1.24%) Amazon EKS
9 15 (1.24%) Amazon SQS
9 15 (1.24%) AWS CloudFormation
9 15 (1.24%) AWS Fargate
9 15 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
9 15 (1.24%) Azure AKS
9 15 (1.24%) Cloudflare
9 15 (1.24%) CloudFront
Communications & Networking
1 32 (2.65%) J1939
2 28 (2.32%) Cisco IOS
3 27 (2.24%) Skype
4 25 (2.07%) Telepresence
5 21 (1.74%) Ethernet
5 21 (1.74%) Wireless
6 16 (1.32%) Bluetooth
6 16 (1.32%) Internet
7 12 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.91%) VLAN
9 10 (0.83%) TCP/IP
10 9 (0.75%) Firewall
11 8 (0.66%) DHCP
11 8 (0.66%) DNS
12 7 (0.58%) LAN
12 7 (0.58%) WAN
13 6 (0.50%) FlexRay
14 5 (0.41%) RS-232
14 5 (0.41%) SAN
15 4 (0.33%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (2.07%) Power BI
2 20 (1.66%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.08%) Relational Database
4 9 (0.75%) Tableau
5 8 (0.66%) MySQL
6 7 (0.58%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.50%) Data Mining
7 6 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
7 6 (0.50%) Redis
8 4 (0.33%) Big Data
8 4 (0.33%) GIS
9 2 (0.17%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.17%) MS Access
9 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.17%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.083%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.083%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.083%) EDMS
10 1 (0.083%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 68 (5.63%) Git
2 62 (5.13%) JIRA
3 23 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.82%) ClearCase
5 21 (1.74%) Plastic SCM
6 15 (1.24%) Visual Studio
7 14 (1.16%) ClearQuest
8 9 (0.75%) CANoe
9 8 (0.66%) Appium
9 8 (0.66%) Subversion
9 8 (0.66%) UI Automator
10 7 (0.58%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.58%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.58%) Selenium
11 4 (0.33%) Rational Rhapsody
11 4 (0.33%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.17%) GitLab
13 2 (0.17%) Protractor
13 2 (0.17%) WiX
General
1 277 (22.93%) Social Skills
2 203 (16.80%) Manufacturing
3 170 (14.07%) Aerospace
3 170 (14.07%) Electronics
4 141 (11.67%) Finance
5 77 (6.37%) Pharmaceutical
6 72 (5.96%) Retail
7 71 (5.88%) Telecoms
8 70 (5.79%) Analytical Skills
8 70 (5.79%) Marketing
9 45 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
10 42 (3.48%) Legal
11 39 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
12 31 (2.57%) Aviation
13 25 (2.07%) Publishing
14 21 (1.74%) Law
14 21 (1.74%) Public Sector
15 11 (0.91%) Military
15 11 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (0.66%) Banking
Job Titles
1 200 (16.56%) Software Engineer
2 171 (14.16%) Senior
3 144 (11.92%) Lead
4 135 (11.18%) Systems Engineer
5 115 (9.52%) Embedded Engineer
6 114 (9.44%) Developer
7 98 (8.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 59 (4.88%) Senior Software Engineer
9 50 (4.14%) Consultant
10 40 (3.31%) Support Engineer
11 38 (3.15%) Architect
11 38 (3.15%) Test Engineer
12 37 (3.06%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 33 (2.73%) Programmer
14 30 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 30 (2.48%) Software Developer
15 28 (2.32%) Analyst
15 28 (2.32%) Project Manager
16 27 (2.24%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
17 25 (2.07%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (4.88%) .NET
2 25 (2.07%) AngularJS
3 24 (1.99%) HTML
4 21 (1.74%) CSS
5 20 (1.66%) React
6 13 (1.08%) Sass
7 12 (0.99%) .NET Framework
7 12 (0.99%) Node.js
8 11 (0.91%) .NET Core
9 10 (0.83%) LLVM
10 9 (0.75%) Vue
11 8 (0.66%) Kafka
12 7 (0.58%) Yocto
13 6 (0.50%) Ajax
13 6 (0.50%) LESS
13 6 (0.50%) RESTful
13 6 (0.50%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 6 (0.50%) WPF
14 5 (0.41%) iOS SDK
14 5 (0.41%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 125 (10.35%) IoT
2 90 (7.45%) Embedded Systems
3 53 (4.39%) Algorithms
4 48 (3.97%) Mobile App
5 41 (3.39%) FMCG
6 40 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (2.73%) Client/Server
8 25 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.57%) Verilog
9 19 (1.57%) VHDL
10 18 (1.49%) Blog
10 18 (1.49%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.49%) Raspberry Pi
10 18 (1.49%) Robotics
11 17 (1.41%) FPGA
12 16 (1.32%) Device Driver
13 15 (1.24%) Management Information System
13 15 (1.24%) PMI
14 14 (1.16%) Driving Licence
14 14 (1.16%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 87 (7.20%) Windows
2 74 (6.13%) Linux
3 40 (3.31%) Android
3 40 (3.31%) Windows 10
4 29 (2.40%) Apple iOS
5 25 (2.07%) Windows 7
6 22 (1.82%) Windows Server
7 15 (1.24%) FreeRTOS
8 11 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
8 11 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.75%) Embedded Linux
10 8 (0.66%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.50%) Unix
11 6 (0.50%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (0.50%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (0.33%) Windows 2000
12 4 (0.33%) Windows NT
12 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.33%) Windows XP
13 3 (0.25%) CatOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (20.61%) Software Engineering
2 175 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
3 155 (12.83%) Agile
4 106 (8.77%) Mentoring
5 92 (7.62%) Project Management
6 78 (6.46%) Business Development
7 77 (6.37%) Computer Science
7 77 (6.37%) Validation
8 71 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
8 71 (5.88%) Logistics
9 60 (4.97%) Test Automation
10 58 (4.80%) Systems Engineering
11 56 (4.64%) DevOps
11 56 (4.64%) Software Testing
12 54 (4.47%) Stakeholder Management
13 51 (4.22%) Decision-Making
14 48 (3.97%) Technical Leadership
15 47 (3.89%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (3.89%) Customer Service
15 47 (3.89%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 184 (15.23%) C
2 106 (8.77%) C++
2 106 (8.77%) Python
3 87 (7.20%) MATLAB
4 69 (5.71%) C#
5 51 (4.22%) SQL
6 49 (4.06%) Embedded C
6 49 (4.06%) JavaScript
7 46 (3.81%) Java
8 40 (3.31%) SystemVerilog
9 18 (1.49%) TypeScript
10 14 (1.16%) Perl
11 12 (0.99%) Rust
12 9 (0.75%) R
13 8 (0.66%) Embedded C++
13 8 (0.66%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.58%) PHP
15 6 (0.50%) Bash
16 5 (0.41%) PowerShell
16 5 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 305 (25.25%) Degree
2 55 (4.55%) Master's Degree
3 40 (3.31%) HND
4 34 (2.81%) MBA
5 25 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (2.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 22 (1.82%) HNC
7 16 (1.32%) PMI Certification
7 16 (1.32%) Security Cleared
8 13 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (0.91%) NVQ Level 3
10 9 (0.75%) CISM
10 9 (0.75%) CISSP
11 8 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (0.58%) CCNA
12 7 (0.58%) MCSE
13 6 (0.50%) MCSA
13 6 (0.50%) PMP
14 5 (0.41%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.64%) ISO 26262
2 44 (3.64%) Automotive SPICE
3 41 (3.39%) QA
4 37 (3.06%) AUTOSAR
5 29 (2.40%) MISRA
6 20 (1.66%) ISO 9001
7 15 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 11 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (0.91%) SLA
9 9 (0.75%) GDPR
10 8 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (0.66%) NIST
11 5 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.41%) PMO
12 4 (0.33%) JTAG
13 3 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.17%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.17%) COSHH
14 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.17%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 52 (4.30%) Firmware
2 33 (2.73%) Docker
3 26 (2.15%) Embedded Firmware
4 16 (1.32%) Active Directory
5 15 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.91%) Hyper-V
6 11 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
7 5 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 39 (3.23%) Functional Safety
2 26 (2.15%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.08%) Ansible
3 13 (1.08%) SCCM
4 10 (0.83%) Progress Chef
5 9 (0.75%) Terraform
6 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.33%) SCOM
7 4 (0.33%) WSUS
8 3 (0.25%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.17%) Puppet
10 1 (0.083%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 119 (9.85%) Microsoft
2 37 (3.06%) Cisco
3 30 (2.48%) SAP
4 28 (2.32%) Apple
4 28 (2.32%) Cadence
4 28 (2.32%) Synopsys
5 25 (2.07%) Polycom
6 24 (1.99%) Lauterbach
7 21 (1.74%) IBM
8 16 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.32%) VMware
9 15 (1.24%) Adobe
9 15 (1.24%) ForgeRock
9 15 (1.24%) Sitecore
10 12 (0.99%) EMC
10 12 (0.99%) Siemens
11 11 (0.91%) Dell
11 11 (0.91%) ServiceNow
12 9 (0.75%) Instagram
13 8 (0.66%) Atlassian