Task Automation Jobs in Scotland

Task Automation
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Task Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Task Automation over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 253 222
Rank change year-on-year +114 -31 -3
Permanent jobs citing Task Automation 11 31 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.38% 0.46% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.50% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8 11 4
10th Percentile £51,250 £40,833 £40,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,916 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -10.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £82,750 £49,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £56,250 £66,500
UK median annual salary £74,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +24.17% -4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Task Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,642 6,252 4,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.25% 92.81% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,350 2,422 2,244
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,321
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,654
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.94% +9.82%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £73,875
90th Percentile £83,074 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Task Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Task Automation in Scotland

Task Automation
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Task Automation in Scotland.

Salary trend for Task Automation in Scotland

Task Automation
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Task Automation in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Task Automation in Scotland

Task Automation
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Task Automation within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Edinburgh - 8 £55,000 - 4
Glasgow +159 2 £88,500 +109.71% 2
Task Automation
UK

Task Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
General
1 4 (36.36%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Analyst
2 4 (36.36%) Machine Learning Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Security Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Network Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Site Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Site Reliability Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) API Integration
1 4 (36.36%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (36.36%) Decision-Making
1 4 (36.36%) Generative AI
1 4 (36.36%) LLM
1 4 (36.36%) Machine Learning
1 4 (36.36%) Vulnerability Management
1 4 (36.36%) Workflow
2 3 (27.27%) Application Security
2 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (27.27%) Observability
2 3 (27.27%) RBAC
2 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (27.27%) Technology Transformation
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Incident Management
3 2 (18.18%) ITIL
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) Python
2 1 (9.09%) Bash
2 1 (9.09%) Java
2 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) CCNA
1 1 (9.09%) CCNP
1 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Accessibility
1 3 (27.27%) GDPR
1 3 (27.27%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Opsview
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds