Skills employers ask for in engineering jobs in automotive
In 1,882 engineering jobs in automotive in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Python, named in 12.1% of postings. Java follows at 10.1%, then Git at 10.1%.
Based on 1,882 job postings in the SkillDrift job index, read on 1 October 2026.
The 8 skills named most often
Each share is the part of all engineering jobs in automotive that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- 1Python12.1%228 of 1,882 postings
- 2Java10.1%191 of 1,882 postings
- 3Git10.1%191 of 1,882 postings
- 4Root cause analysis9.2%174 of 1,882 postings
- 5GD&T7.6%143 of 1,882 postings
- 6CI/CD7.4%140 of 1,882 postings
- 7Debugging7%132 of 1,882 postings
- 8DFMEA7%131 of 1,882 postings
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The SkillDrift job index collects live job postings and reads the skills each one asks for. This page counts the postings in the engineering role group within the automotive industry, and shows the share that name each skill. Skills appear as employers write them, so close variants such as Excel and MS Excel can both appear, because a posting may use either. The page is refreshed from the index, and the date above shows the last read.
Questions people ask
What is the most requested skill in engineering jobs in automotive?
Python. It is named in 12.1% of the 1,882 engineering jobs in automotive in the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026.
How many job postings is this based on?
1,882 postings, read from the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026. Each share is the number of postings that name the skill, divided by all postings in this group.