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 16 April 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 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 627 | 702 | 690 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +75 | -12 | -151 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 274 | 312 | 573 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 230 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +6.67% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,294 | £73,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £98,250 | £89,875 |
| 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 | 91,973 | 98,868 | 146,086 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.69% | 96.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,504 | 61,753 | 85,740 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,308 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.15% | - | +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 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +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 16 April 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 16 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 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 | +59 | 179 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 84 |
| England | -15 | 140 | £50,000 | -15.25% | 85 |
| Wales | +71 | 76 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 6 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 43 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 23 |
| London | +31 | 41 | £75,000 | +17.65% | 8 |
| South East | +33 | 34 | £50,000 | - | 11 |
| Midlands | +19 | 25 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 26 |
| North of England | +27 | 22 | £32,000 | -32.63% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 19 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 20 |
| South West | -5 | 13 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 7 |
| North West | +15 | 12 | £24,000 | -46.67% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 10 | £77,500 | +18.94% | 11 |
| Scotland | -53 | 7 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 6 | £50,000 | -10.31% | 6 |
| East of England | +20 | 3 | £53,750 | -14.00% | 11 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 April 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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