Task Automation Jobs in the Thames Valley

Task Automation
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 227 247
Rank change year-on-year +68 +20 -12
Permanent jobs citing Task Automation 12 13 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.40% 0.19% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.23% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 12
10th Percentile £45,125 £55,000 £32,877
25th Percentile £63,313 £66,250 £40,459
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile - £111,750 £79,750
South East median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +56.25% -25.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,806 5,737 5,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.88% 85.18% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,229 4,015 3,158
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £39,750 £38,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £73,833 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Task Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Task Automation in the Thames Valley

Task Automation
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Task Automation in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Task Automation in the Thames Valley

Task Automation
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Task Automation in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Task Automation in the Thames Valley

Task Automation
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Task Automation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Berkshire +43 7 £88,500 +26.43% 9
Buckinghamshire +50 3 £41,250 -46.77% 3
Oxfordshire +43 2 £88,500 +58.03% 2
Task Automation
South East

Task Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.33%) Confluence
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (16.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 8 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
2 2 (16.67%) Power Automate
2 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (16.67%) PowerApps
3 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (8.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) DHCP
1 1 (8.33%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Git
1 1 (8.33%) Gradle
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Machine Learning Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Information Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) IT Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Java Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Process Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Information Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Java Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Security Specialist
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Workflow Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) XML
2 1 (8.33%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Decision-Making
1 9 (75.00%) Workflow
2 7 (58.33%) API Integration
2 7 (58.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (58.33%) Generative AI
2 7 (58.33%) LLM
2 7 (58.33%) Machine Learning
3 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (16.67%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (8.33%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (8.33%) Privileged Access Management
4 1 (8.33%) Scorecard
4 1 (8.33%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (8.33%) Security Operations
4 1 (8.33%) Threat Detection
4 1 (8.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 11 (91.67%) Python
2 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (16.67%) SQL
3 2 (16.67%) VB
3 2 (16.67%) VBScript
4 1 (8.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) GDPR
1 1 (8.33%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Intapp