Senior Automation Engineer
England > East of England
The median Senior Automation Engineer daily rate in the East of England is £681, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 102 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Automation Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 0.12% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £681 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £681 | £625 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.96% | +8.70% | -4.17% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title | 1,437 | 1,010 | 1,511 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.25% | 88.91% | 89.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 613 | 449 | 863 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £219 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £338 | £313 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £454 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.93% | -4.42% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £678 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 429 | 156 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.07 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.65 | £21.46 | £16.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £48.03 | £40.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.70% | +17.42% | +94.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.30 | £85.00 | £84.36 |
| England median hourly rate | £26.40 | £35.00 | £45.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.57% | -22.58% | +39.02% |
Senior Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Senior Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Automation Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Senior Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Automation Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Hertfordshire | - | 2 | £681 | - | |
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Senior Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Senior 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 East of England region featuring Senior Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:
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