Automation Engineer
UK
The median Automation Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 642 | 672 | 698 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +26 | -106 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 202 | 218 | 672 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.27% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.29% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 179 | 162 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,188 | £73,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £89,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £56,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +2.27% | +15.79% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
Automation Engineer
Top 16 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 26 July 2024. 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 | -4 | 167 | £60,000 | - | 79 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 164 | £50,000 | -11.11% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 58 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 38 |
| Midlands | -2 | 40 | £45,000 | -5.76% | 19 |
| South West | +21 | 39 | £50,000 | - | 12 |
| London | +6 | 33 | £75,000 | +9.09% | 18 |
| South East | +15 | 32 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 12 |
| North of England | +11 | 31 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 25 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 5 |
| Scotland | -26 | 21 | £24,000 | -52.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 20 | £50,000 | +7.53% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 19 | £45,000 | -8.16% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £50,000 | - | 9 |
| East of England | -5 | 6 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 6 |
| North West | -12 | 6 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 7 |
| Wales | +30 | 2 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 2 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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