Automation Engineer
UK > England
The median Automation Engineer salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 478 | 701 | 659 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +223 | -42 | +40 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 185 | 132 | 276 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.40% | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.16% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 107 | 119 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,000 | £24,000 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £31,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.00% | -13.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £76,250 | £75,294 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £77,500 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.00% | -13.04% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,555 | 80,517 | 84,778 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.29% | 94.48% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,558 | 60,256 | 53,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,626 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,415 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,000 | £60,775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -11.15% | +1.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,991 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in England.
Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Automation Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| London | +132 | 63 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 58 |
| North of England | +116 | 41 | £80,000 | +150.00% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 39 | £58,750 | -26.56% | 22 |
| Midlands | +74 | 35 | £65,000 | +62.50% | 47 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 21 | £67,500 | +80.00% | 26 |
| East of England | +72 | 20 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 29 |
| East Midlands | +61 | 14 | £52,000 | +4.00% | 20 |
| South West | +117 | 13 | £52,500 | +75.00% | 23 |
| South East | +95 | 13 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 45 |
| North West | +11 | 2 | £90,000 | +275.00% | 23 |
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 2 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 England region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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