For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title
1,085
1,866
1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.50%
94.05%
95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
655
992
1,104
10th Percentile
£311
£213
£325
25th Percentile
£413
£381
£415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£504
£513
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-1.76%
-2.38%
+7.09%
75th Percentile
£625
£608
£625
90th Percentile
£675
£688
£713
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-
+2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted
26
116
56
10th Percentile
£27.46
£18.75
£17.61
25th Percentile
£50.06
£41.44
£22.66
Median hourly rate
£63.37
£59.50
£56.89
Median % change year-on-year
+6.51%
+4.60%
+170.88%
75th Percentile
£76.77
£70.42
£73.69
90th Percentile
£88.19
£86.32
£79.72
South East median hourly rate
£32.50
£47.50
£48.40
% change year-on-year
-31.58%
-1.86%
+130.48%
Automation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Automation Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in Berkshire.
Automation Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in Berkshire.
Automation Engineer Skill Set Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
Automation Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
