Automation Engineer Job Trends in Belfast

Automation Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Automation Engineer salary in Belfast is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 45 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.30% 0.70% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.71% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 309 282 258
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 98.26% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 164 104 192
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £79,092 £80,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £79,875
County Antrim median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +20.00% -

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Belfast

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Automation Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA