Robotics Job Trends in the Midlands

Robotics
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 46 254
Rank change year-on-year -93 +208 -26
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 161 294 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.02% 5.21% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.49% 12.48% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 76 2 9
10th Percentile £41,250 £53,000 £40,600
25th Percentile £48,125 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +12.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £71,000 £60,250
England median annual salary £57,625 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.77% +10.00% -23.15%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Robotics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,588 2,355 2,699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 22.77% 41.76% 28.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,266 1,170 1,076
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £38,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,268
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.76%

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Robotics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Robotics job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Robotics
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Robotics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Robotics

Robotics
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Robotics in the Midlands

Robotics
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
East Midlands -57 91 £71,250 +18.75% 37
West Midlands -69 70 £57,500 - 64
Robotics
England

Robotics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 7 (4.35%) EPLAN
2 5 (3.11%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.62%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.86%) Azure
1 3 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (1.24%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.62%) GitHub
3 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.45%) Ethernet
2 6 (3.73%) Profibus
3 2 (1.24%) Modbus
4 1 (0.62%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.24%) Power BI
2 1 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.62%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.24%) Git
General
1 40 (24.84%) Manufacturing
2 25 (15.53%) Electronics
3 21 (13.04%) Social Skills
4 19 (11.80%) Automotive
5 17 (10.56%) Aerospace
6 15 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (7.45%) Military
8 11 (6.83%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (3.73%) Finance
10 5 (3.11%) Advertising
11 3 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.24%) Marketing
12 2 (1.24%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.62%) Legal
13 1 (0.62%) Retail
Job Titles
1 50 (31.06%) Senior
2 34 (21.12%) Senior Technician
3 11 (6.83%) Sales Engineer
4 10 (6.21%) Lead
5 8 (4.97%) Developer
6 7 (4.35%) Software Engineer
7 6 (3.73%) .NET Architect
7 6 (3.73%) Architect
7 6 (3.73%) Reliability Engineer
7 6 (3.73%) Senior Reliability Engineer
7 6 (3.73%) Software Architect
7 6 (3.73%) Software Developer
8 5 (3.11%) Field Engineer
8 5 (3.11%) Senior Developer
8 5 (3.11%) Senior Software Developer
9 4 (2.48%) Automation Engineer
9 4 (2.48%) Field Service Engineer
9 4 (2.48%) Programmer
10 3 (1.86%) Automation Architect
10 3 (1.86%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.21%) .NET
2 8 (4.97%) Django
3 5 (3.11%) STL
4 4 (2.48%) Blazor
4 4 (2.48%) REST
5 3 (1.86%) Web Services
6 2 (1.24%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.62%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 64 (39.75%) Onboarding
2 60 (37.27%) SCADA
3 9 (5.59%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.97%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (2.48%) IoT
7 3 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.24%) FMCG
8 2 (1.24%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.48%) Linux
2 1 (0.62%) Windows
2 1 (0.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (52.80%) Preventative Maintenance
2 56 (34.78%) Mechatronics
3 48 (29.81%) Line Management
3 48 (29.81%) Proactive Maintenance
4 46 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (26.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 29 (18.01%) Technical Leadership
7 25 (15.53%) Order Management
8 22 (13.66%) Kaizen
9 16 (9.94%) Logistics
10 14 (8.70%) Motion Control
10 14 (8.70%) Test Automation
11 13 (8.07%) Lean Manufacturing
11 13 (8.07%) Predictive Maintenance
11 13 (8.07%) Project Management
11 13 (8.07%) Software Engineering
12 11 (6.83%) Building Information Modelling
12 11 (6.83%) Data Analysis
12 11 (6.83%) Lean Six Sigma
12 11 (6.83%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.45%) C#
2 8 (4.97%) Python
3 5 (3.11%) SQL
4 4 (2.48%) C
4 4 (2.48%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.62%) Java
5 1 (0.62%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.62%) R
5 1 (0.62%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 75 (46.58%) Degree
2 57 (35.40%) NVQ Level 3
3 34 (21.12%) City & Guilds
4 25 (15.53%) HND
5 24 (14.91%) HNC
6 11 (6.83%) Chartered Engineer
6 11 (6.83%) NVQ Level 4
7 5 (3.11%) SC Cleared
7 5 (3.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.48%) IEC 61131
2 1 (0.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 1 (0.62%) GAMP
2 1 (0.62%) GMP
System Software
1 7 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.86%) Functional Safety
1 3 (1.86%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.62%) MOM
Vendors
1 25 (15.53%) NEC
2 21 (13.04%) Allen-Bradley
3 20 (12.42%) Siemens
4 7 (4.35%) Rockwell
5 3 (1.86%) Microsoft
6 2 (1.24%) Xero
7 1 (0.62%) DevExpress
7 1 (0.62%) Sage
7 1 (0.62%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.62%) Wonderware