The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Paddington is £230, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
6 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Paddington |
5.26% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.33% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£230 |
- |
- |
| City of Westminster median daily rate |
£230 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Paddington. 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 Paddington with a recognized job title |
12 |
18 |
3 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
63.16% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
14 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£317 |
£440 |
£234 |
| 25th Percentile |
£392 |
£450 |
£353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£409 |
£525 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.10% |
-4.55% |
+46.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£563 |
£569 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£575 |
£575 |
£670 |
| City of Westminster median daily rate |
£513 |
£545 |
£544 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.96% |
+0.23% |
+27.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.87 |
- |
- |
| City of Westminster median hourly rate |
£18.87 |
- |
£26.00 |
