Automation Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Automation Engineer salary in Reading is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
48 |
76 |
90 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+28 |
+14 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer |
3 |
4 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading |
0.52% |
0.48% |
0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.56% |
0.52% |
0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
4 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£56,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£80,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.13% |
+33.33% |
+41.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,750 |
- |
£73,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£77,500 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£80,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.13% |
+33.33% |
+9.09% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title |
533 |
762 |
904 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.86% |
92.14% |
92.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
350 |
361 |
597 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,900 |
£37,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£48,925 |
£38,130 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
+9.09% |
-6.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£80,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£93,750 |
£83,750 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£49,000 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.62% |
+18.18% |
-4.35% |
