Automation Engineer Job Trends in Northamptonshire
Automation Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Automation Engineer salary in Northamptonshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 56 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +17 | - |
| Permanent Automation Engineer jobs | 20 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire | 1.47% | 0.88% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.65% | 0.91% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,700 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £49,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £50,250 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.50% | +25.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Northamptonshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Northamptonshire matching a recognised job title | 1,212 | 438 | 798 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 89.05% | 96.26% | 95.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 803 | 224 | 381 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £41,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.76% | -18.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £58,938 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -15.79% | -9.52% |
Automation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Automation Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Automation Engineer Salary Trend in Northamptonshire
Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Northamptonshire.
Automation Engineer Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Automation Engineer jobs within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 28 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering | - | 15 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Northampton | - | 5 | £50,250 | - | 7 |
| Automation Engineer East Midlands |
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Automation Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Automation Engineer job ads cited 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 Automation Engineer job ads across the Northamptonshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 75.0% | 15 |
| 1 | Degree | 75.0% | 15 |
| 3 | EPLAN | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Ladder Logic | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Microsoft Office | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Preventative Maintenance | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Profibus | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Project Management | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Siemens | 70.0% | 14 |
| 3 | Visualisation | 70.0% | 14 |
| 12 | Agile | 55.0% | 11 |
| 12 | Computer Science | 55.0% | 11 |
| 12 | Waterfall | 55.0% | 11 |
| 15 | Computer Science Degree | 50.0% | 10 |
| 15 | Data Analysis | 50.0% | 10 |
| 15 | Data Visualisation | 50.0% | 10 |
| 15 | IEC 61131 | 50.0% | 10 |
| 15 | Process Improvement | 50.0% | 10 |
| 15 | Six Sigma | 50.0% | 10 |
| 21 | Chartered Engineer | 20.0% | 4 |
| 21 | CSS | 20.0% | 4 |
| 21 | HNC | 20.0% | 4 |
| 21 | HND | 20.0% | 4 |
| 25 | NVQ Level 3 | 10.0% | 2 |
| 26 | .NET | 5.0% | 1 |
| 26 | Azure | 5.0% | 1 |
| 26 | Azure DevOps | 5.0% | 1 |
| 26 | C# | 5.0% | 1 |
| 26 | DevOps | 5.0% | 1 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field Service Engineer | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1 | QA Automation Engineer | 5.0% | 1 |