Robotic Process Automation Developer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer)
England > South East

The median Robotics Process Automation Developer (RPA Developer) daily rate in the South East is £313, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 168 198
Rank change year-on-year -7 +30 -
Contract jobs requiring a Robotic Process Automation Developer 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.070% 0.088% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.095% 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £294 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 - £425
75th Percentile £366 - £438
90th Percentile £386 - -
England median daily rate £408 £590 £425
% change year-on-year -30.93% +38.82% -6.59%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 3,904 3,145 4,685
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.54% 92.55% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,535 1,972 3,011
10th Percentile £227 £238 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £615 £608
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 350 113 285
10th Percentile £13.88 £18.82 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.18 £24.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £54.39
Median % change year-on-year -38.66% -24.61% +32.40%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.25
90th Percentile £84.59 £67.40 £76.53
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.33
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.22% +23.80%

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancy trend in the South East

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in the South East

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Robotic Process Automation Developer job vacancies in the South East

Robotic Process Automation Developer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
East Sussex - 1 £313 -
Kent - 1 £313 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £400 -
Thames Valley - 1 £400 -
Robotic Process Automation Developer
England

Robotic Process Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 South East region featuring Robotic Process Automation Developer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Blue Prism
1 2 (66.67%) Intelligent Automation
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) UiPath
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow

Robotic Process Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Intelligent Automation
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Blue Prism
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) UiPath