The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes 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 23 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Engineer
Rank 99 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 0.465% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.481% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Average salary £28,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-22.22% +12.50%
All Job Titles
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1247 964 916
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 96.74% 93.68% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1047 788 792
Average salary £40,250 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £23,500
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
Buckinghamshire

Automation Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Automation Engineer Salary Trend

Automation Engineer
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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 12 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 11 (91.67%) Automation Testing
2 11 (91.67%) QuickTest Pro
2 11 (91.67%) Java
2 11 (91.67%) Finance
3 8 (66.67%) Web Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Web Services
5 1 (8.333%) Python
5 1 (8.333%) Tcl
5 1 (8.333%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (8.333%) Degree
5 1 (8.333%) Computer Science

Automation Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Application Development
1 3 (25.00%) Web Services
Development Applications
1 11 (91.67%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 11 (91.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 11 (91.67%) Automation Testing
3 8 (66.67%) Web Testing
4 1 (8.333%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 11 (91.67%) Java
2 1 (8.333%) Python
2 1 (8.333%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1 (8.333%) Degree