Automation Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 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
3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
68 |
72 |
97 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+25 |
+37 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.15% |
0.60% |
0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.17% |
0.63% |
0.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£474 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
- |
£491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
- |
£519 |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
£545 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£548 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£525 |
£638 |
£501 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.65% |
+27.37% |
+17.76% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
603 |
788 |
1,084 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.92% |
94.15% |
95.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
310 |
432 |
718 |
| 10th Percentile |
£254 |
£175 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£325 |
£382 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
-0.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£588 |
£637 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£463 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
39 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.45 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
£17.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.35 |
£18.00 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+51.94% |
+1.58% |
-22.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.13 |
£20.05 |
£30.74 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.00 |
£51.00 |
£53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.71 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.71% |
+2.31% |
-34.19% |
