Automation Developer
UK
The median Automation Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 687 | 807 | 907 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +100 | +256 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Developer | 12 | 71 | 71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.072% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.025% | 0.076% | 0.075% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 64 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,000 | £24,000 | £39,765 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £45,000 | £44,706 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £50,000 | £54,882 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -8.90% | -8.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £57,500 | £58,341 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | - | £64,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £55,000 | £54,882 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.22% | +9.76% |
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 | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Developer.
Automation Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Automation Developer
Top 5 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 3 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 |
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| England | +137 | 12 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +148 | 10 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +167 | 8 | - | - | 9 |
| South East | +99 | 8 | - | - | 4 |
| London | +92 | 4 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 10 |
Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Automation Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Automation Developer 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: