Automation Technician Job Trends in Cardiff

Automation Technician
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Automation Technician salary in Cardiff is £33,178 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,256 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,178 - -
75th Percentile £34,099 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £33,178 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 343 336 354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.35% 95.73% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 241 210 319
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £32,400
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,438 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,685
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -6.28% +1.37%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,881 £67,076
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,710 £73,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%

Automation Technician Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Automation Technician 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 Cardiff region featuring Automation Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Automation Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA