Robotics Job Trends in Durham

Robotics
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	30	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Robotics	16	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham	3.09%	-	-
As % of the Miscellaneous category	9.58%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£54,369	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£54,580	-	-
75^th Percentile	£54,790	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
North East median annual salary	£75,000	£42,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+76.47%	-15.00%	-

All Generic Skills
Durham

Robotics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Durham.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	167	108	89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham	32.24%	42.35%	31.67%
Number of salaries quoted	99	45	34
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£25,000	£41,625
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£28,188	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£31,500	£50,309
Median % change year-on-year	+58.73%	-37.39%	-9.26%
75^th Percentile	£65,625	£45,000	£58,775
90^th Percentile	£88,000	£46,600	£71,026
North East median annual salary	£55,000	£42,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+29.41%	-15.00%	-9.09%

Robotics Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Robotics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Robotics Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Robotics.

Robotics Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the Durham region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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
Stockton-on-Tees	-	15	-	-	2
Newton Aycliffe	-	1	£54,580	-	1
Robotics North East

Robotics Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, job vacancies citing Robotics also mentioned 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 Durham region with a requirement for Robotics.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	HNC	100.0%	16
1	Preventative Maintenance	100.0%	16
3	Chartered Engineer	93.8%	15
3	Data Analysis	93.8%	15
3	HND	93.8%	15
3	Problem-Solving	93.8%	15
7	Collaborative Culture	6.3%	1
7	Collaborative Working	6.3%	1
7	Continuous Improvement	6.3%	1
7	NVQ Level 4	6.3%	1
7	Project Management	6.3%	1
7	Root Cause Analysis	6.3%	1

Robotics Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Onboarding	93.8%	15