Automation Developer Job Trends in Kent

Automation Developer
South East > Kent

The median Automation Developer salary in Kent is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Developer 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £42,500 - £24,000
% change year-on-year - - -56.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 922 639 554
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.04% 87.65% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 517 253 458
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.50% +7.62% -4.55%

Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Automation Developer job vacancy trend in Kent

Automation Developer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in Kent

Automation Developer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Developer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 8 January 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
Sevenoaks - 7 £42,500 -
Tunbridge Wells - 4 £42,500 -
Automation Developer
South East

Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, Automation Developer 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 Kent region featuring Automation Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) AI
1 11 (100.00%) Blue Prism
1 11 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 11 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 11 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 11 (100.00%) SQL
1 11 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 11 (100.00%) Power Platform
General
1 11 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) AI
1 11 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 11 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 11 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Blue Prism
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft