Robotic Process Automation Developer Contract Job Trends in England

Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer)
UK > England

The median Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer) daily rate in England is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 493 485 563
Rank change year-on-year -8 +78 +178
Contract jobs requiring a Robotic Process Automation Developer 23 23 19
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.080% 0.074% 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.079% 0.050%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 15 13
10th Percentile £296 £513 £311
25th Percentile £382 £566 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £590 £425
Median % change year-on-year -32.20% +38.82% -7.61%
75th Percentile £421 £598 £438
90th Percentile £436 - £525
UK median daily rate £400 £590 £425
% change year-on-year -32.20% +38.82% -15.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 26,218 28,975 37,819
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 92.99% 93.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,836 17,690 26,302
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,509 1,123 1,424
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £15.22
25th Percentile £17.48 £21.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -40.16% -8.39% +58.21%
75th Percentile £50.00 £66.80 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.97 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -36.33% -12.22% +64.38%

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Robotic Process Automation Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancy trend in England

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in England

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Robotic Process Automation Developer in England over the 6 months to 28 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Robotic Process Automation Developer in England

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in England

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Robotic Process Automation Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 28 October 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
London +15 12 £408 -30.93% 3
West Midlands -9 8 £392 -
Midlands -16 8 £392 -
South East +4 4 £350 -36.41%
North West - 1 £387 -
North of England - 1 £387 - 1
Robotic Process Automation Developer
UK

Robotic Process Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, Robotic Process Automation Developer 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 England region featuring Robotic Process Automation Developer in the job title.

1 11 (47.83%) UiPath
2 10 (43.48%) Blue Prism
3 9 (39.13%) Agile
3 9 (39.13%) Robotic Process Automation
3 9 (39.13%) SQL
3 9 (39.13%) User Acceptance Testing
4 6 (26.09%) .NET
4 6 (26.09%) C#
4 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
4 6 (26.09%) Workflow
5 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
5 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
6 4 (17.39%) AI
6 4 (17.39%) Power Platform
7 3 (13.04%) Change Control
7 3 (13.04%) Citrix
7 3 (13.04%) DBS Check
7 3 (13.04%) DevOps
7 3 (13.04%) Intelligent Automation
7 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (13.04%) Roadmaps
7 3 (13.04%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (13.04%) Test Automation
7 3 (13.04%) Translating Business Requirements
7 3 (13.04%) Windows
7 3 (13.04%) WPF
8 2 (8.70%) Automation Anywhere
8 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (8.70%) Business Case
8 2 (8.70%) Data Analysis

Robotic Process Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.35%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Power Platform
2 2 (8.70%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.35%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
General
1 10 (43.48%) Finance
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (17.39%) Banking
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Publishing
4 2 (8.70%) Retail
5 1 (4.35%) Investment Banking
5 1 (4.35%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (26.09%) .NET
2 3 (13.04%) WPF
3 1 (4.35%) .NET Framework
3 1 (4.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (4.35%) IVR
2 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Agile
1 9 (39.13%) Robotic Process Automation
1 9 (39.13%) User Acceptance Testing
2 6 (26.09%) Workflow
3 4 (17.39%) AI
4 3 (13.04%) Change Control
4 3 (13.04%) DevOps
4 3 (13.04%) Intelligent Automation
4 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Roadmaps
4 3 (13.04%) Test Automation
4 3 (13.04%) Translating Business Requirements
5 2 (8.70%) Business Case
5 2 (8.70%) Data Analysis
5 2 (8.70%) Data Reconciliation
5 2 (8.70%) Deployment Automation
5 2 (8.70%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (4.35%) Business Analysis
6 1 (4.35%) Logistics
6 1 (4.35%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (39.13%) SQL
2 6 (26.09%) C#
3 1 (4.35%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 3 (13.04%) DBS Check
4 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (4.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (47.83%) UiPath
2 10 (43.48%) Blue Prism
3 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
4 3 (13.04%) Citrix
5 2 (8.70%) Automation Anywhere
5 2 (8.70%) Oracle
6 1 (4.35%) IBM
6 1 (4.35%) Pega