Automation Developer Contracts in Birmingham

Automation Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Automation Developer daily rate in Birmingham is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Developer 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.38% - 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £388
75th Percentile £475 - £406
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £325 £388
% change year-on-year +46.15% -16.13% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 468 715 870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 92.50% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 502 583
10th Percentile £160 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 40 35
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.10 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.00 £28.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.88% +42.50% +14.35%
75th Percentile £22.91 £48.75 £24.94
90th Percentile £30.68 £57.91 £60.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Automation Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Developer in Birmingham

Automation Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Developer in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Automation Developer in Birmingham

Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Automation Developer 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 Birmingham region featuring Automation Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Blue Prism
1 2 (100.00%) Robotic Process Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) BusinessObjects
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Robotic Process Automation
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Blue Prism