Automation Engineer
West Midlands > Herefordshire
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Herefordshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 26 | - | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Herefordshire | 1.61% | - | 2.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.82% | - | 3.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £418 | - | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.40% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Herefordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Herefordshire. 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 Herefordshire with a recognized job title | 55 | 19 | 28 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.71% | 95.00% | 82.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £330 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £400 | £518 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £700 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +30.11% | -13.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £800 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £900 | £563 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.11% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.46 | £19.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £21.70 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.51 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.03% | -48.99% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.92 | £29.94 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.54 | £32.23 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £26.00 | £18.13 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.41% | -17.59% | +18.92% |
Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Herefordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 2 April 2026. 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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| Leominster | - | 1 | £425 | - | 2 |
| Automation Engineer West Midlands |
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire
For the 6 months to 2 April 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 Herefordshire region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire 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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