Robotics Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Robotics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 372 463
Rank change year-on-year +55 +91 +59
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 197 195 97
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.47% 0.54% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.45% 1.58% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 87 85 81
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,231 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,443 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -4.25% -18.61% +22.74%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £70,000 £96,250 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,582 12,353 11,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.36% 34.18% 34.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,271 5,343 8,481
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,300 £29,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,793 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +3.38% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Robotics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Robotics job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Robotics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Robotics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Robotics

Robotics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Robotics in the UK excluding London

Robotics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
South East +91 101 £70,000 - 43
East of England +43 38 £55,000 -15.38% 28
South West -30 28 £51,500 +4.56% 5
North of England +3 15 £57,500 -23.33% 21
Midlands -11 12 £65,000 +18.18% 20
West Midlands +26 11 £65,000 +13.04% 9
Yorkshire -33 7 £75,000 -10.45% 10
North West +23 5 £61,935 -17.42% 7
North East - 3 £42,500 - 4
Scotland +2 2 £53,750 -14.00% 12
Wales - 2 - - 4
East Midlands -31 1 £55,000 - 11
Robotics
UK

Robotics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 17 (8.63%) Kinematics
2 3 (1.52%) Confluence
3 2 (1.02%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 2 (1.02%) WinCC
Applications
1 10 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.02%) EPLAN
4 1 (0.51%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.02%) Entra ID
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.51%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.02%) Profibus
1 2 (1.02%) RS-232
1 2 (1.02%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.51%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.51%) Modbus
2 1 (0.51%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 3 (1.52%) JIRA
2 2 (1.02%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
General
1 66 (33.50%) Social Skills
2 52 (26.40%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (20.81%) Aviation
4 32 (16.24%) Electronics
5 31 (15.74%) Aeronautics
6 23 (11.68%) Aerospace
7 18 (9.14%) Manufacturing
8 12 (6.09%) Automotive
9 6 (3.05%) Marketing
10 5 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.03%) Military
12 2 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.51%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 54 (27.41%) Business Manager
1 54 (27.41%) Business Systems Manager
1 54 (27.41%) Systems Manager
2 26 (13.20%) Robotics Engineer
3 19 (9.64%) Software Engineer
4 18 (9.14%) Lead
5 11 (5.58%) Robotics Software Engineer
5 11 (5.58%) Support Technician
6 10 (5.08%) Automation Engineer
7 9 (4.57%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (4.06%) Senior
9 7 (3.55%) Consultant
10 6 (3.05%) Safety Consultant
10 6 (3.05%) Systems Engineer
11 5 (2.54%) Support Engineer
12 4 (2.03%) Head of Engineering
12 4 (2.03%) Senior Software Engineer
12 4 (2.03%) Technical Engineer
12 4 (2.03%) Technical Support
12 4 (2.03%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (7.61%) Middleware
2 5 (2.54%) .NET
3 3 (1.52%) CSS
3 3 (1.52%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.51%) Node.js
4 1 (0.51%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.61%) Algorithms
2 13 (6.60%) Fibre Optics
3 9 (4.57%) Self-Driving Car
4 4 (2.03%) Life Science
4 4 (2.03%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.52%) Animation
5 3 (1.52%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.02%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.02%) IoT
6 2 (1.02%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.02%) SCADA
6 2 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.02%) Virtual Reality
7 1 (0.51%) 3D Printing
7 1 (0.51%) Acoustics
7 1 (0.51%) ASIC
7 1 (0.51%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.51%) FPGA
7 1 (0.51%) Verilog
7 1 (0.51%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.06%) Windows
2 5 (2.54%) Linux
3 3 (1.52%) Android
3 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.52%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.02%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.51%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (69.54%) Software Engineering
2 114 (57.87%) AI
3 70 (35.53%) Project Management
4 52 (26.40%) Process Improvement
5 50 (25.38%) Budget Management
5 50 (25.38%) Contract Negotiation
5 50 (25.38%) IT Strategy
5 50 (25.38%) Risk Management
5 50 (25.38%) Strategic Planning
6 19 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (9.14%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (7.61%) Control Theory
9 14 (7.11%) OO
10 13 (6.60%) Customer Requirements
11 11 (5.58%) Preventative Maintenance
12 9 (4.57%) Continuous Improvement Process
13 8 (4.06%) Machine Learning
14 6 (3.05%) Computer Science
15 5 (2.54%) ERP
15 5 (2.54%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.68%) C++
2 19 (9.64%) C#
3 14 (7.11%) C
4 4 (2.03%) Python
5 2 (1.02%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (1.02%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.51%) Java
6 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.51%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 56 (28.43%) Security Cleared
2 55 (27.92%) SC Cleared
3 16 (8.12%) HNC
4 15 (7.61%) Degree
5 14 (7.11%) HND
6 4 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.52%) NVQ Level 3
8 2 (1.02%) CCNA
8 2 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.02%) PhD
9 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.02%) GDPR
3 2 (1.02%) IEC 61131
3 2 (1.02%) QA
4 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.51%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.02%) Ansible
1 2 (1.02%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (6.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.03%) Siemens
3 3 (1.52%) Facebook
3 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.02%) Cisco
5 1 (0.51%) EMC
5 1 (0.51%) NVIDIA
5 1 (0.51%) YouTube