Automation Engineer
UK
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 517 | 576 | 662 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +86 | -132 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 81 | 143 | 189 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 99 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £373 | £404 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £535 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +1.90% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £591 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £700 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -5.00% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £70.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer.
Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Automation Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer.
Automation Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +88 | 70 | £500 | -9.09% | 95 |
| London | +66 | 47 | £500 | -9.09% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 37 | £513 | -6.82% | 88 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 26 | £525 | +10.53% | 94 |
| North of England | +36 | 13 | £500 | -4.76% | 19 |
| North West | +16 | 7 | £500 | -4.76% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 6 | £624 | +18.76% | 8 |
| South East | +25 | 5 | £625 | +47.06% | 13 |
| Midlands | +25 | 3 | £450 | +8.43% | 25 |
| South West | +21 | 3 | £500 | +8.11% | 10 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £450 | - | 23 |
| Scotland | +17 | 2 | £650 | +36.84% | 5 |
| East of England | +15 | 1 | £475 | - | 16 |
| Wales | +15 | 1 | £490 | +3.16% | 8 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Automation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
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:
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