Senior Automation Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Automation Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Automation Engineer salary in Manchester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 - 148
Rank change year-on-year - - +102
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Automation Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.083% - 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% - 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,750 - £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.73%
75th Percentile £81,250 - £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £62,500 - £67,500
% change year-on-year - - +22.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,148 3,102 2,131
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 94.49% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,391 1,577 1,718
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +2.68%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,850 £84,827
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% +4.76%

Senior Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Automation Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Automation Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Automation Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Automation Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 5 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
Bolton - 2 £62,500 - 1
Senior Automation Engineer
North West

Senior Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Senior 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 Manchester region featuring Senior Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND