Automation Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Down
The median Automation Engineer salary in County Down is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in County Down | 2.78% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.76% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £48,750 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
County Down
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Down. 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 County Down with a recognized job title | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 58.33% | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £52,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £53,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.52% | +15.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £64,375 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,750 | - |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £58,250 | £59,430 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.99% | +18.86% | - |
Automation Engineer
Job Locations in County Down
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the County Down region over the 6 months to 27 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownards | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| Automation Engineer Northern Ireland |
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