Robotics Job Trends in the South East

Robotics
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 76 289
Rank change year-on-year -147 +213 -13
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 118 306 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.65% 3.38% 0.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.62% 8.19% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 38 8 11
10th Percentile £42,500 £33,750 -
25th Percentile £45,625 £42,188 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £56,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.44% +18.42% -23.49%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £86,250 £67,375 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -23.15%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,512 3,736 4,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.67% 41.23% 32.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3,105 1,791 2,175
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £34,988 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.57% -12.38% -8.70%
75th Percentile £69,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Robotics job vacancy trend in the South East

Robotics
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Robotics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Robotics

Robotics
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics in the South East over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Robotics in the South East

Robotics
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Hampshire -32 73 £62,500 -10.71% 32
Thames Valley -76 38 £55,000 -4.35% 58
Oxfordshire -6 26 £62,500 +8.70% 46
Berkshire +25 6 £45,000 - 9
Buckinghamshire -71 6 £49,750 - 3
Kent -21 4 - - 4
Surrey -28 3 £26,500 - 4
Robotics
England

Robotics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.85%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.39%) AutoCAD
2 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.85%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 17 (14.41%) AWS
2 9 (7.63%) Azure
3 6 (5.08%) GCP
3 6 (5.08%) GitHub
4 5 (4.24%) Serverless
5 4 (3.39%) GitHub Actions
5 4 (3.39%) SaaS
6 3 (2.54%) Datadog
7 2 (1.69%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.24%) MQTT
2 4 (3.39%) TCP/IP
3 3 (2.54%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.69%) DNS
4 2 (1.69%) Firewall
4 2 (1.69%) IPv4
4 2 (1.69%) IPv6
4 2 (1.69%) VPN
4 2 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.69%) WireGuard
5 1 (0.85%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.85%) Profibus
5 1 (0.85%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.24%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (1.69%) MongoDB
2 2 (1.69%) MySQL
3 1 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.85%) GIS
Development Applications
1 13 (11.02%) Git
2 4 (3.39%) GitLab
3 2 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.69%) Polyspace
3 2 (1.69%) VectorCAST
4 1 (0.85%) JIRA
4 1 (0.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (33.90%) Social Skills
2 34 (28.81%) Aviation
3 31 (26.27%) Electronics
4 25 (21.19%) Manufacturing
5 19 (16.10%) Aeronautics
5 19 (16.10%) Military
6 12 (10.17%) Finance
7 7 (5.93%) Aerospace
7 7 (5.93%) Legal
8 4 (3.39%) Automotive
9 3 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.85%) Games
11 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.85%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 36 (30.51%) Software Engineer
2 25 (21.19%) Senior
3 12 (10.17%) Support Technician
4 11 (9.32%) Test Technician
5 10 (8.47%) Field Support Technician
6 7 (5.93%) Senior Software Engineer
6 7 (5.93%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 7 (5.93%) Systems Engineer
7 6 (5.08%) Applications Engineer
8 5 (4.24%) Engineering Manager
8 5 (4.24%) Senior Validation Engineer
8 5 (4.24%) Senior Verification Engineer
8 5 (4.24%) Validation Engineer
8 5 (4.24%) Verification Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) Principal Software Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) QA Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) Support Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) Technical Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) Technical Support
9 3 (2.54%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (11.02%) CSS
2 10 (8.47%) HTML
3 9 (7.63%) JSON
3 9 (7.63%) React
3 9 (7.63%) Terraform
3 9 (7.63%) XML
4 6 (5.08%) Node.js
5 5 (4.24%) Kafka
5 5 (4.24%) Unreal Engine
6 3 (2.54%) .NET
6 3 (2.54%) AngularJS
6 3 (2.54%) Godot
6 3 (2.54%) Qt
7 2 (1.69%) pytest
7 2 (1.69%) QML
7 2 (1.69%) REST
7 2 (1.69%) Vue
8 1 (0.85%) gRPC
8 1 (0.85%) Protocol Buffers
8 1 (0.85%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 16 (13.56%) Driving Licence
2 8 (6.78%) Onboarding
3 6 (5.08%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (4.24%) IoT
4 5 (4.24%) Linux Command Line
4 5 (4.24%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.24%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.54%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (2.54%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.54%) Cyber Warfare
5 3 (2.54%) SCADA
6 2 (1.69%) 3D Printing
6 2 (1.69%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.85%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.85%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.85%) Hackathon
7 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.85%) Lidar
7 1 (0.85%) PMI
7 1 (0.85%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 25 (21.19%) Linux
2 12 (10.17%) Windows
3 5 (4.24%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (2.54%) Debian
4 3 (2.54%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.69%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (67.80%) Software Engineering
2 51 (43.22%) AI
3 31 (26.27%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (19.49%) Preventative Maintenance
5 14 (11.86%) CI/CD
6 13 (11.02%) Mechatronics
7 12 (10.17%) Computer Science
7 12 (10.17%) DevOps
7 12 (10.17%) Logistics
7 12 (10.17%) Validation
8 11 (9.32%) Configuration Management
8 11 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (9.32%) Critical Thinking
8 11 (9.32%) Edge Computing
8 11 (9.32%) Software Testing
9 10 (8.47%) Test Automation
10 9 (7.63%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (6.78%) DevSecOps
11 8 (6.78%) Proactive Maintenance
11 8 (6.78%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 31 (26.27%) Python
2 17 (14.41%) C++
3 14 (11.86%) JavaScript
4 8 (6.78%) Go
5 6 (5.08%) Java
6 5 (4.24%) Bash
6 5 (4.24%) C#
6 5 (4.24%) Rust
7 4 (3.39%) TypeScript
8 3 (2.54%) C
9 1 (0.85%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.85%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (33.90%) Degree
2 25 (21.19%) Security Cleared
3 24 (20.34%) SC Cleared
4 20 (16.95%) HNC
5 9 (7.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (7.63%) HND
5 9 (7.63%) NVQ Level 3
6 6 (5.08%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.54%) CEH
7 3 (2.54%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (2.54%) CISA
7 3 (2.54%) CISM
7 3 (2.54%) CISSP
7 3 (2.54%) City & Guilds
7 3 (2.54%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.69%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (1.69%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 2 (1.69%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
9 1 (0.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.63%) QA
2 5 (4.24%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.54%) GDPR
3 3 (2.54%) GRC
3 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.54%) NIST
3 3 (2.54%) NIST 800
4 2 (1.69%) IEC 61508
4 2 (1.69%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 15 (12.71%) Docker
2 2 (1.69%) iptables
3 1 (0.85%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (7.63%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.24%) Ansible
3 4 (3.39%) Grafana
4 3 (2.54%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.85%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.85%) Podman
5 1 (0.85%) Puppet
Vendors
1 4 (3.39%) Microsoft
1 4 (3.39%) NVIDIA