Automation Engineer
South Wales > Newport
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Newport is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
12 |
- |
22 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+12 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport |
3.33% |
- |
4.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.33% |
- |
4.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£638 |
- |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£675 |
- |
£475 |
| 75th Percentile |
£713 |
- |
£531 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£558 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£675 |
- |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-10.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title |
30 |
64 |
116 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
96.97% |
94.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
16 |
23 |
93 |
| 10th Percentile |
£265 |
£186 |
£273 |
| 25th Percentile |
£405 |
£226 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£438 |
£400 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.38% |
-27.27% |
-3.51% |
| 75th Percentile |
£594 |
- |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£713 |
£502 |
£650 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£403 |
£419 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.88% |
-6.94% |
-10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
28 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£78.25 |
£18.64 |
£13.18 |
| 25th Percentile |
£79.38 |
£20.12 |
£27.08 |
| Median hourly rate |
£82.50 |
£26.50 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+211.32% |
-47.00% |
+122.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£84.38 |
£48.75 |
£55.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84.75 |
£51.13 |
£55.50 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£20.50 |
£25.48 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.54% |
-2.00% |
+30.59% |
