Automation Engineer
Essex > Colchester
The median Automation Engineer salary in Colchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 31 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester | 0.52% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £38,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +18.42% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title | 183 | 29 | 118 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.31% | 93.55% | 92.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 22 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,600 | £26,500 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,750 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -2.78% | -12.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -16.67% | -4.26% |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 29 May 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 Colchester region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:
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