Automation Engineer
UK
The median Automation Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 657 | 687 | 708 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +21 | -186 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 261 | 292 | 591 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 141 | 215 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £47,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,294 | £73,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £97,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer.
Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Automation Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +23 | 166 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 109 |
| England | -30 | 129 | £48,750 | -15.22% | 117 |
| Wales | +81 | 75 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 7 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 42 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 41 |
| London | +28 | 41 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 18 |
| South East | +27 | 28 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 15 |
| Midlands | +15 | 25 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 19 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 28 |
| North of England | +15 | 17 | £32,000 | -36.00% | 24 |
| South West | -27 | 12 | £30,000 | -40.00% | 12 |
| North West | +11 | 11 | £24,000 | -46.67% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 6 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 6 | £50,000 | +7.53% | 3 |
| Scotland | -64 | 6 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 7 |
| East of England | +10 | 4 | £45,000 | -28.00% | 17 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Automation Engineer 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 permanent 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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