Automation Technician Jobs in the North of England

Automation Technician
England > North of England

The median Automation Technician salary in the North of England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 377 -
Rank change year-on-year +28 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Technician 1 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.008% 0.080% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.084% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 11,433 17,881 12,421
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.50% 95.17% 88.86%
Number of salaries quoted 6,070 13,135 7,794
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,713
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,501 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Automation Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Automation Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Technician in the North of England

Automation Technician
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Technician in the North of England.

Salary trend for Automation Technician in the North of England

Automation Technician
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Technician within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
North East - 1 £45,000 - 5
Automation Technician
England

Automation Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, Automation Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Automation Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SCADA

Automation Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA