Hybrid/Remote Robotic Process Automation Consultant Contract Job Trends

Robotics Process Automation Consultant (RPA Consultant)
UK > Work from Home

The median Robotics Process Automation Consultant (RPA Consultant) daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Robotic Process Automation Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.017% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £588 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £663 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 10,738 9,546 15,164
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 93.61% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,908 6,469 10,174
10th Percentile £345 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £628
90th Percentile £725 £751 £731
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 474 202 532
10th Percentile £17.00 £14.50 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.44 £21.25 £20.81
Median hourly rate £57.50 £39.02 £47.25
Median % change year-on-year +47.36% -17.42% -17.02%
75th Percentile £67.44 £65.00 £63.95
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £35.91 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +10.49% - -23.29%

Robotic Process Automation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Robotic Process Automation Consultant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Robotic Process Automation Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Robotic Process Automation Consultant
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Robotic Process Automation Consultant job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Robotic Process Automation Consultant job vacancies

Robotic Process Automation Consultant Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 18 March 2026, Robotic Process Automation Consultant 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Robotic Process Automation Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Blue Prism
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Automation Anywhere
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Decision Table
2 1 (50.00%) Decision Tree
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Management
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) UiPath
2 1 (50.00%) UML
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Robotic Process Automation Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) API Integration
1 1 (50.00%) BPMN
1 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Decision Table
1 1 (50.00%) Decision Tree
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Management
1 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) UML
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Blue Prism
2 1 (50.00%) Automation Anywhere
2 1 (50.00%) UiPath