The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automation Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Engineer
Rank 263 244 275
Rank change year-on-year
-19 +31
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 1 23 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.012% 0.264% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.273% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 0 22 1
Average salary - £44,500 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +97.77%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-22.22% +12.50%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7877 8413 9032
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.31% 96.70% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6859 7048 7738
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Automation Engineer
England

Automation Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Automation Engineer across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England Automation Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automation Engineer across the East of England region.

East of England Automation Engineer Salary Trend

Automation Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire +2 1 - -
Cambridgeshire -1 1 - -
Bedfordshire - 1 - -
Automation Engineer
England

Automation Engineer
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Automation Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Automation Engineer in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Tcl
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Automation Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Automation Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Automation Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Norwich, Norfolk
As a QA Automation Engineer you will: You will have a solid understanding of the Microsoft stack, object oriented development, and web application technologies... Mandatory Skills: Strong experience...
Pentasia Ltd
Salary: Unspecified (Depending on Experience)
Posted: 20 May 2013
Essex, South East
Key responsibilities will include:* Working within a team of highly motivated developers using knowledge of both software and hardware devices.* Software Component Development, Integration & Debugging.* Taking responsibility for...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline - Experience of Python or other scripting language - Experience in test automation...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013