Automation Engineer
Hampshire > Farnborough
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Farnborough is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 July 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
20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
24 |
31 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Farnborough |
1.10% |
0.52% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.18% |
0.70% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£750 |
£535 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+40.19% |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£750 |
£413 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+81.82% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title |
85 |
143 |
116 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.41% |
74.87% |
95.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
54 |
104 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£364 |
£402 |
£309 |
| 25th Percentile |
£431 |
£523 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£600 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+26.32% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£594 |
£675 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£671 |
£750 |
£633 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£575 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.52% |
+9.52% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
9 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£69.75 |
£56.50 |
£42.85 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£71.25 |
£50.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
£60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+25.00% |
+54.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£73.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£77.00 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£57.35 |
£52.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.82% |
+9.24% |
+110.00% |
