Automation Consultant
UK
The median Automation Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 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 10 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 514 | 597 | 680 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +83 | +161 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Consultant | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.041% | 0.012% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.044% | 0.012% | 0.029% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £420 | £543 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £431 | £588 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £813 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -44.62% | +71.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £453 | £1,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £454 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £65.33 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £65.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £71.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £78.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £70.50 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,092 | 40,233 | 52,519 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.30% | 92.87% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,400 | 25,887 | 36,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,125 | 2,899 | 1,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £16.30 | £19.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.69 | £61.88 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.33 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Automation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Consultant.
Automation Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automation Consultant over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.
Automation Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automation Consultant.
Automation Consultant
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +61 | 9 | £588 | +30.56% | 19 |
| London | +50 | 6 | £625 | +38.89% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 6 | £525 | +16.67% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 3 | £450 | - | 15 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £450 | - | 2 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £450 | - | 10 |
Automation Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, Automation Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Automation Consultant in the job title.
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Automation Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: