Task Automation Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Task Automation
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Task Automation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 76 56
Rank change year-on-year +18 -20 +29
Permanent jobs citing Task Automation 4 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.62% 0.29% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.34% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile £28,250 £46,000 £42,325
25th Percentile £30,500 £60,625 £43,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £85,000 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -60.59% +72.59% +15.88%
75th Percentile £35,250 £91,875 £58,188
90th Percentile - £96,000 £60,775
North East median annual salary £33,500 £85,000 £49,250
% change year-on-year -60.59% +72.59% +15.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 543 876 457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 84.06% 83.35% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 365 557 344
10th Percentile £24,570 £26,050 £31,075
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £38,634
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £77,850
North East median annual salary £43,250 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% -8.00% -

Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings citing Task Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Task Automation in Tyne and Wear

Task Automation
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Task Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Task Automation

Task Automation
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Task Automation within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +18 4 £33,500 -60.59% 4
Task Automation
North East

Task Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) PSTN
1 3 (75.00%) VoIP
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (25.00%) Police
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Support Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Automation Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Junior
2 1 (25.00%) Junior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) FreeSWITCH
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Bash
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CCNP
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (75.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) UiPath