Automation Developer Job Trends

Automation Developer
UK

The median Automation Developer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 587 707 674
Rank change year-on-year +120 -33 +271
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Developer 57 17 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.030% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.032% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 52 9 13
10th Percentile - - £47,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £24,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,500 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £24,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +77.08% -52.00% -8.90%

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 53,377 52,658 46,149
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 93.53% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,887 28,141 35,810
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,911 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -

Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Automation Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Automation Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Developer job vacancies in the UK

Automation Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Developer over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Automation Developer in the UK

Automation Developer
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 December 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
England +121 54 £42,500 -29.17% 15
Work from Home +87 37 £42,500 -46.88% 6
UK excluding London +80 31 £42,500 +77.08% 12
London +78 23 £42,500 -46.88% 6
South East +53 20 £42,500 - 3
West Midlands +39 10 £70,000 -
Midlands +22 10 £70,000 +86.67%
North East - 1 £27,500 -
North of England - 1 £27,500 - 9

Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, 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 featuring Automation Developer in the job title.

1 44 (77.19%) AI
2 43 (75.44%) Power Platform
3 39 (68.42%) Agile
3 39 (68.42%) Microsoft
3 39 (68.42%) SQL
4 33 (57.89%) Intelligent Automation
5 30 (52.63%) Blue Prism
6 29 (50.88%) Roadmaps
6 29 (50.88%) User Acceptance Testing
7 21 (36.84%) Azure
8 14 (24.56%) Python
9 12 (21.05%) TypeScript
10 11 (19.30%) Azure AI
11 9 (15.79%) Power Automate
12 8 (14.04%) API Development
12 8 (14.04%) CI/CD
12 8 (14.04%) Machine Learning
12 8 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (12.28%) .NET
13 7 (12.28%) C#
13 7 (12.28%) CRM
13 7 (12.28%) DevOps
13 7 (12.28%) n8n
13 7 (12.28%) Node.js
13 7 (12.28%) OpenAI
13 7 (12.28%) PowerApps
13 7 (12.28%) SharePoint
14 6 (10.53%) .NET Framework
14 6 (10.53%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (10.53%) Dynamics 365

Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (12.28%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.26%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (5.26%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (8.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 43 (75.44%) Power Platform
2 21 (36.84%) Azure
3 11 (19.30%) Azure AI
4 9 (15.79%) Power Automate
5 7 (12.28%) n8n
5 7 (12.28%) PowerApps
6 6 (10.53%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (10.53%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (5.26%) Kontent
7 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (3.51%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (1.75%) AWS
9 1 (1.75%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (1.75%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.77%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.75%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.75%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (1.75%) MySQL
2 1 (1.75%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.75%) JIRA
1 1 (1.75%) Visual Studio
General
1 37 (64.91%) Finance
2 6 (10.53%) Legal
3 4 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.51%) Marketing
6 1 (1.75%) Back Office
6 1 (1.75%) Police
6 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.75%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.28%) .NET
1 7 (12.28%) Node.js
2 6 (10.53%) .NET Framework
2 6 (10.53%) LangChain
3 5 (8.77%) CSS
3 5 (8.77%) HTML
3 5 (8.77%) PyTorch
4 2 (3.51%) REST
5 1 (1.75%) Entity Framework
5 1 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (1.75%) JSON
5 1 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (1.75%) RESTful
5 1 (1.75%) Web Services
5 1 (1.75%) WPF
5 1 (1.75%) XML
5 1 (1.75%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 31 (54.39%) Greenfield Project
2 11 (19.30%) AI Agents
2 11 (19.30%) Low-Code
3 5 (8.77%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (5.26%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.75%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.75%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.75%) Linux
1 1 (1.75%) Unix
1 1 (1.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (77.19%) AI
2 39 (68.42%) Agile
3 33 (57.89%) Intelligent Automation
4 29 (50.88%) Roadmaps
4 29 (50.88%) User Acceptance Testing
5 8 (14.04%) API Development
5 8 (14.04%) CI/CD
5 8 (14.04%) Machine Learning
5 8 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (12.28%) CRM
6 7 (12.28%) DevOps
7 5 (8.77%) Analytics
7 5 (8.77%) Continuous Integration
7 5 (8.77%) Data Migration
7 5 (8.77%) Data Privacy
7 5 (8.77%) Migration
7 5 (8.77%) SOA
7 5 (8.77%) TDD
7 5 (8.77%) Workflow
8 4 (7.02%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 39 (68.42%) SQL
2 14 (24.56%) Python
3 12 (21.05%) TypeScript
4 7 (12.28%) C#
5 4 (7.02%) Java
5 4 (7.02%) JavaScript
5 4 (7.02%) R
6 1 (1.75%) C++
6 1 (1.75%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.75%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.75%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.75%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (3.51%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.75%) Degree
2 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.75%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.26%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.51%) GDPR
3 1 (1.75%) COBIT
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 39 (68.42%) Microsoft
2 30 (52.63%) Blue Prism
3 7 (12.28%) OpenAI
4 6 (10.53%) iManage
4 6 (10.53%) UiPath
5 2 (3.51%) Oracle
5 2 (3.51%) Pardot
5 2 (3.51%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (1.75%) Citrix
6 1 (1.75%) Splunk