Automation Engineer
Essex > Basildon
The median Automation Engineer salary in Basildon is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 3 | - | 16 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 8 | 0 | 1 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basildon | 21.05% | - | 1.15% |
As % of the Job Titles category | 21.62% | - | 1.75% |
Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £42,500 | - | - |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - |
75th Percentile | £47,500 | - | - |
90th Percentile | - | - | - |
Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £38,000 | - |
% change year-on-year | +18.42% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Basildon
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
Permanent vacancies in Basildon with a recognized job title | 37 | 104 | 57 |
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.37% | 96.30% | 65.52% |
Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 87 | 20 |
10th Percentile | - | £25,759 | £24,125 |
25th Percentile | £35,000 | £26,500 | £26,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £44,000 | £33,750 |
Median % change year-on-year | +7.95% | +30.37% | -18.18% |
75th Percentile | £62,500 | £58,750 | £55,938 |
90th Percentile | £87,500 | £100,000 | £82,900 |
Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
% change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | - |
Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basildon
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Automation Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Basildon region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basildon 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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