Automation Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage
The median Automation Engineer daily rate in Stevenage is £681, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
43 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage |
0.64% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.69% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£681 |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£753 |
- |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+11.76% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title |
291 |
128 |
209 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.57% |
97.71% |
95.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
71 |
21 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£188 |
£275 |
£238 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£306 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£510 |
£375 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.00% |
-11.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£653 |
£538 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£575 |
£596 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£528 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.16% |
- |
-9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
172 |
67 |
133 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42.55 |
£35.00 |
£38.12 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50.00 |
£60.00 |
£49.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£66.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.52% |
+1.54% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.13 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£95.00 |
£90.00 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£54.00 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.92% |
- |
+4.00% |
