Automation Engineer
UK
The median Automation Engineer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 485 | 626 | 690 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +141 | +64 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 230 | 287 | 260 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 106 | 157 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,000 | - | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,813 | £24,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.00% | -16.67% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,938 | £67,500 | £75,294 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £80,000 | £99,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 50,265 | 99,846 | 86,547 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.87% | 91.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,239 | 70,998 | 55,960 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,967 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.93% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer.
Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 3 June 2025.
Automation Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 June 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 |
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| England | +236 | 221 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 317 |
| UK excluding London | +155 | 167 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 275 |
| North of England | +100 | 76 | £90,000 | +16.13% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +121 | 74 | £55,000 | -31.25% | 30 |
| London | +129 | 61 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 76 |
| Work from Home | +132 | 40 | £71,991 | -4.01% | 122 |
| Midlands | +53 | 33 | £67,500 | +68.75% | 54 |
| East of England | +65 | 22 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 20 | £67,500 | +68.75% | 31 |
| South East | +79 | 17 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 51 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 13 | £52,000 | +4.00% | 23 |
| South West | +111 | 12 | £52,500 | +118.75% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 2 | £90,000 | +275.00% | 32 |
| Wales | -24 | 2 | £60,000 | +45.45% | 10 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 June 2025, Automation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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