Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Merton

Automation Engineer
South London > Merton

As of 15 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Engineer daily rate in Merton.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merton 3.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South London median daily rate - £500 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £67.70 - -
South London median hourly rate £67.70 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 24 26 34
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 96.30% 91.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 17 19
10th Percentile £220 £234 £110
25th Percentile £231 £313 £136
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £375 £240
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +56.25% -43.53%
75th Percentile £400 £488 £475
90th Percentile £505 £510 £490
South London median daily rate £500 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 1 12
10th Percentile £43.45 - £30.50
25th Percentile £54.55 £68.80 £39.36
Median hourly rate £66.00 £73.60 £52.44
Median % change year-on-year -10.33% +40.35% +18.88%
75th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £65.70
90th Percentile - - £72.00
South London median hourly rate £66.00 £19.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +238.46% -44.29% -20.65%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Merton

Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Merton

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 Merton region over the 6 months to 15 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
New Malden - 1 - -
Automation Engineer
South London

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 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 Merton region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware