Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in New Malden

Automation Engineer
Merton > New Malden

As of 14 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 New Malden.

6 months to
14 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 New Malden 4.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Merton median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £67.70 - -
Merton median hourly rate £67.70 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
New Malden

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in New Malden. 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 New Malden with a recognized job title 20 4 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.33% 80.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £91
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £271
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - -
Merton median daily rate £275 £375 £233
% change year-on-year -26.67% +61.29% -45.29%
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
Merton median hourly rate £66.00 £73.60 £52.44
% change year-on-year -10.33% +40.35% +18.88%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in New Malden

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 New Malden.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in New Malden

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 New Malden 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 New Malden 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