Robotic Process Automation Developer Contract Job Trends in London

Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer)
England > London

The median Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer) daily rate in London is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 360 400
Rank change year-on-year -10 +40 +162
Contract jobs requiring a Robotic Process Automation Developer 11 17 9
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.077% 0.11% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.12% 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 11 9
10th Percentile £381 - £300
25th Percentile £402 £583 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £590 £500
Median % change year-on-year -29.66% +18.00% -18.37%
75th Percentile - £598 -
90th Percentile £475 - £520
England median daily rate £408 £590 £425
% change year-on-year -30.93% +38.82% -5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,179 14,595 18,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 93.55% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,760 9,478 13,182
10th Percentile £338 £338 £336
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £799 £788
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 152 214
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.05
25th Percentile £21.12 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £27.61 £36.65 £36.14
Median % change year-on-year -24.68% +1.41% +3.26%
75th Percentile £53.59 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.16 £80.75 £73.31
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +36.36%

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancy trend in London

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Robotic Process Automation Developer in London over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Robotic Process Automation Developer in London

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 13 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
South London - 1 £313 -
Robotic Process Automation Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 London region featuring Robotic Process Automation Developer in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) SQL
1 8 (72.73%) UiPath
2 7 (63.64%) .NET
2 7 (63.64%) C#
3 6 (54.55%) Robotic Process Automation
4 5 (45.45%) Agile
4 5 (45.45%) Business Case
5 4 (36.36%) Citrix
5 4 (36.36%) DevOps
5 4 (36.36%) JIRA
5 4 (36.36%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (36.36%) Windows
5 4 (36.36%) WPF
6 3 (27.27%) Data Reconciliation
6 3 (27.27%) Oracle
6 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
7 2 (18.18%) AI
7 2 (18.18%) Blue Prism
7 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
7 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
7 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
7 2 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
8 1 (9.09%) .NET Framework
8 1 (9.09%) API Development
8 1 (9.09%) API Integration
8 1 (9.09%) Business Analysis
8 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
8 1 (9.09%) CI/CD

Robotic Process Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
2 1 (9.09%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
2 1 (9.09%) Relational Database
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (36.36%) JIRA
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Banking
2 3 (27.27%) Publishing
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (9.09%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (63.64%) .NET
2 4 (36.36%) WPF
3 1 (9.09%) .NET Framework
3 1 (9.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Robotic Process Automation
2 5 (45.45%) Agile
2 5 (45.45%) Business Case
3 4 (36.36%) DevOps
3 4 (36.36%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (27.27%) Data Reconciliation
4 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) AI
5 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (9.09%) API Development
6 1 (9.09%) API Integration
6 1 (9.09%) Business Analysis
6 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) CI/CD
6 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (9.09%) Deployment Automation
6 1 (9.09%) High Availability
6 1 (9.09%) Logistics
6 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) SQL
2 7 (63.64%) C#
3 1 (9.09%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) UiPath
2 4 (36.36%) Citrix
3 3 (27.27%) Oracle
4 2 (18.18%) Blue Prism
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 1 (9.09%) Pega