Automation Developer
UK
The median Automation Developer daily rate in the UK is £521, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 473 | 559 | 660 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +101 | +128 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Developer | 51 | 41 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.095% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 35 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £385 | £223 | £399 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £521 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.20% | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £592 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £621 | £863 | £636 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £536 | £460 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.58% | +2.22% | -7.69% |
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 | 27,127 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,721 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,053 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.14 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Developer.
Automation Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automation Developer over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
Automation Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automation Developer.
Automation Developer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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 |
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| England | +69 | 40 | £500 | -2.20% | 16 |
| London | +33 | 21 | £400 | -27.27% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 20 | £521 | -5.27% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 16 | £536 | +16.58% | 10 |
| South East | +38 | 5 | £600 | +26.32% | 4 |
| Midlands | +24 | 5 | £433 | +33.08% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 5 | £433 | +33.08% | 4 |
| North of England | +15 | 3 | £573 | +52.67% | 1 |
| North West | +12 | 2 | £573 | +9.57% | |
| Scotland | +6 | 2 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 1 | £475 | +35.71% | |
| South West | - | 1 | £413 | - | 1 |
Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Automation Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Automation Developer 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:
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