Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Automation Engineer
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Canary Wharf is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Canary Wharf 1.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £381 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £418 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Canary Wharf

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Canary Wharf. 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 Canary Wharf with a recognized job title 54 46 113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 90.20% 89.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 42 107
10th Percentile £411 £350 £432
25th Percentile £445 £471 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £558 £561
Median % change year-on-year -10.31% -0.58% -2.48%
75th Percentile £641 £588 £650
90th Percentile £775 £637 £770
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £500 £558 £573
% change year-on-year -10.31% -2.68% -2.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £15.13
25th Percentile - - £16.56
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year - +111.30% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median hourly rate - £40.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year - +111.30% -

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Canary Wharf.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Automation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Canary Wharf region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA