Automation Developer Job Trends in South Wales

Automation Developer
Wales > South Wales

As of 22 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Developer salary in South Wales.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - 84
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Developer 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.092% - 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% - 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £46,350
Wales median annual salary - - £46,350
% change year-on-year - - +23.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,024 334 1,079
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.56% 89.17%
Number of salaries quoted 660 214 851
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,375 £27,157
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,125 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +10.64% +4.44%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,281 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,139 £76,815 £70,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Automation Developer job vacancy trend in South Wales

Automation Developer
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in South Wales

Automation Developer
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Developer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
Cardiff - 1 - -
Automation Developer
Wales

Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Automation Developer job roles required 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 job ads across the South Wales region featuring Automation Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) n8n
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) n8n
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL