Self-Driving Car Job Trends in the South West

Self-Driving Car (Autonomous Vehicle, Driverless Car)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Driving Car in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Driving Car over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 199 218
Rank change year-on-year +38 +19 +5
Permanent jobs citing Self-Driving Car 11 40 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.32% 0.53% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.90% 1.99% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - £60,000 £53,250
25th Percentile - - £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £90,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +56.52% +53.13%
75th Percentile - - £59,375
90th Percentile - - £59,750
England median annual salary - £90,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +63.64% +19.57%

All Generic Skills
South West

Self-Driving Car falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,229 2,015 1,990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.32% 26.85% 41.43%
Number of salaries quoted 703 1,120 1,447
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,000 £39,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £58,549 £70,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £74,777 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

Self-Driving Car
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Self-Driving Car as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Driving Car in the South West

Self-Driving Car
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Self-Driving Car.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Self-Driving Car

Self-Driving Car
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Driving Car within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Devon -11 11 - -
Self-Driving Car
England

Self-Driving Car
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (100.00%) 5G
1 11 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 11 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 11 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Military
2 7 (63.64%) Retail
2 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Electronics
3 4 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (100.00%) Lead
2 7 (63.64%) Professional Services Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) Project Leader
3 4 (36.36%) Senior
3 4 (36.36%) Senior Project Leader
3 4 (36.36%) Software Project Leader
3 4 (36.36%) Technical Leader
3 4 (36.36%) Technical Project Leader
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Onboarding
2 4 (36.36%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) B2B
1 11 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 11 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 7 (63.64%) Use Case
3 4 (36.36%) Agile
3 4 (36.36%) Continuous Integration
3 4 (36.36%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (36.36%) Defect Tracking
3 4 (36.36%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (36.36%) Mentoring
3 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (36.36%) Product Management
3 4 (36.36%) Programme Management
3 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Requirements Analysis
3 4 (36.36%) Software Engineering
3 4 (36.36%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (36.36%) Validation
3 4 (36.36%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (63.64%) C++
1 7 (63.64%) MATLAB
1 7 (63.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) PMO