Automation Technician
South East > Kent
The median Automation Technician salary in Kent is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Technician | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 0.19% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £30,000 | - | - |
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 | 933 | 660 | 527 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.45% | 90.91% | 89.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 522 | 265 | 428 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,025 | £30,200 | £23,108 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £38,750 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £54,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +20.00% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £68,250 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £75,000 | £70,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Automation Technician
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 Technician within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 December 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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| Aylesford | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | |
| Automation Technician South East |
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Automation Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Automation Technician 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 Technician in the job title.
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Automation Technician 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:
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