Automation Engineer Jobs in the City of London

Automation Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median Automation Engineer salary in the City of London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 175 208
Rank change year-on-year +41 +33 +54
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 8 2 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.39% 0.060% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.062% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 18
10th Percentile £76,000 - £44,250
25th Percentile £88,750 £61,250 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +44.00% +13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £96,250 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £98,500 - £70,250
Central London median annual salary £90,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +44.00% +13.64% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,910 3,208 4,455
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 95.85% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,458 2,545 3,737
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.69% -1.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,480
% change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Engineer in the City of London

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in the City of London.

Salary trend for Automation Engineer in the City of London

Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Automation Engineer in the City of London

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 9 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 City of London region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) PowerShell
2 5 (62.50%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (50.00%) AWS
3 4 (50.00%) Finance
4 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
4 3 (37.50%) VMware
4 3 (37.50%) Middleware
4 3 (37.50%) Six Sigma
4 3 (37.50%) Electronics
4 3 (37.50%) Linux
4 3 (37.50%) C
4 3 (37.50%) SQL
4 3 (37.50%) HTTP
4 3 (37.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (37.50%) Git
4 3 (37.50%) Visualisation
4 3 (37.50%) SLA
4 3 (37.50%) Statistical Analysis
4 3 (37.50%) Statistics
4 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 3 (37.50%) JSON
4 3 (37.50%) SCADA
4 3 (37.50%) Robotics
4 3 (37.50%) Mechatronics
4 3 (37.50%) Mathematics
4 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
4 3 (37.50%) Lean Six Sigma
4 3 (37.50%) Data Extraction

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (37.50%) Serverless
3 2 (25.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) HTTP
2 2 (25.00%) DHCP
2 2 (25.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Git
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Electronics
2 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) GraphQL
1 3 (37.50%) JSON
1 3 (37.50%) Middleware
1 3 (37.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (37.50%) Product Ownership
2 3 (37.50%) Robotics
2 3 (37.50%) SCADA
3 2 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (37.50%) Analytics
1 3 (37.50%) API Integration
1 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (37.50%) Data Analytics
1 3 (37.50%) Escalation Management
1 3 (37.50%) Experimental Design
1 3 (37.50%) FMEA
1 3 (37.50%) Kaizen
1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 3 (37.50%) Mechatronics
1 3 (37.50%) Microservices
1 3 (37.50%) Patch Management
1 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
1 3 (37.50%) Root Cause Analysis
1 3 (37.50%) Six Sigma
1 3 (37.50%) SQL Optimisation
1 3 (37.50%) Statistical Analysis
1 3 (37.50%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) PowerShell
3 3 (37.50%) Bash
3 3 (37.50%) C
3 3 (37.50%) R
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
1 3 (37.50%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (25.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Ansible
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) VMware
2 2 (25.00%) ServiceNow