Automation Engineer Job Trends in Hampshire

Automation Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Automation Engineer salary in Hampshire is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 160 -
Rank change year-on-year +48 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 13 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.59% 0.030% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.031% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £82,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -51.52% +32.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 2,087 3,231 1,712
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 97.14% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,373 2,034 1,132
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +0.92% -0.91%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Automation Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 9 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
Fareham - 6 - -
Southampton - 4 £24,000 - 1
Portsmouth - 3 - -
Automation Engineer
South East

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, 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 Hampshire region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 10 (76.92%) C#
3 9 (69.23%) Degree
3 9 (69.23%) Rockwell
3 9 (69.23%) Siemens
4 6 (46.15%) Asset Management
4 6 (46.15%) AVEVA
4 6 (46.15%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (46.15%) Ethernet
4 6 (46.15%) Functional Safety
4 6 (46.15%) HNC
4 6 (46.15%) HND
4 6 (46.15%) Modbus
4 6 (46.15%) MQTT
4 6 (46.15%) Network Design
4 6 (46.15%) Project Delivery
4 6 (46.15%) Prototyping
4 6 (46.15%) Python
4 6 (46.15%) Risk Assessment
4 6 (46.15%) System Testing
4 6 (46.15%) VMware
4 6 (46.15%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (46.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (23.08%) .NET
5 3 (23.08%) Azure
5 3 (23.08%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (23.08%) Biotechnology
5 3 (23.08%) Business Development
5 3 (23.08%) Computer Science

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
1 3 (23.08%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) Ethernet
1 6 (46.15%) Modbus
1 6 (46.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) Relational Database
1 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Git
General
1 9 (69.23%) Manufacturing
2 6 (46.15%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) .NET
1 3 (23.08%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 9 (69.23%) Operational Technology
1 9 (69.23%) SCADA
2 6 (46.15%) Biopharmaceutical
2 6 (46.15%) Data Centre
2 6 (46.15%) Industry 4.0
2 6 (46.15%) IoT
2 6 (46.15%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (23.08%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 6 (46.15%) Asset Management
2 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (46.15%) Network Design
2 6 (46.15%) Project Delivery
2 6 (46.15%) Prototyping
2 6 (46.15%) Risk Assessment
2 6 (46.15%) System Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Biotechnology
3 3 (23.08%) Business Development
3 3 (23.08%) Computer Science
3 3 (23.08%) DevOps
3 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
3 3 (23.08%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (23.08%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) C#
2 6 (46.15%) Python
3 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
3 3 (23.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Degree
2 6 (46.15%) Chartered Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) HNC
2 6 (46.15%) HND
System Software
1 6 (46.15%) VMware ESXi
1 6 (46.15%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (23.08%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (46.15%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Rockwell
1 9 (69.23%) Siemens
2 6 (46.15%) AVEVA
2 6 (46.15%) VMware