Robotic Control Job Trends

Robotic Control
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Robotic Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 768 677 808
Rank change year-on-year -91 +131 -23
Permanent jobs citing Robotic Control 21 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.019% 0.008% 0.002%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.026% 0.009% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 21 4 2
10th Percentile £45,000 - £46,875
25th Percentile £52,500 £125,000 £47,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £150,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +192.68% -18.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £175,000 £55,313
90th Percentile - - £56,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 - £51,250
% change year-on-year - - -18.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Robotic Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 79,395 44,536 67,357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.20% 88.97% 80.72%
Number of salaries quoted 54,920 25,310 42,355
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%

Robotic Control
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Robotic Control relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Robotic Control job vacancy trend in the UK

Robotic Control
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Robotic Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Robotic Control

Robotic Control
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotic Control over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Robotic Control in the UK

Robotic Control
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotic Control within the UK over the 6 months to 24 August 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
England -77 21 £60,000 -60.00% 12
UK excluding London - 19 £60,000 - 13
East of England - 13 £60,000 - 5
Work from Home - 8 £57,500 -
South West - 6 £45,000 - 8
London -36 2 £100,000 -33.33%

Robotic Control
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 1 (4.76%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) AutoCAD
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (4.76%) MS Visio
1 1 (4.76%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.76%) WhatsApp
General
1 5 (23.81%) Manufacturing
2 4 (19.05%) Electronics
3 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (28.57%) Software Engineer
2 5 (23.81%) Developer
2 5 (23.81%) Robotics Developer
2 5 (23.81%) Robotics Software Engineer
2 5 (23.81%) Senior
2 5 (23.81%) Senior Software Engineer
2 5 (23.81%) Software Developer
3 4 (19.05%) Automation Engineer
3 4 (19.05%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Control Systems Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Control Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Python Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Python Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Robotics Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Electrical Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) PLC Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) PLC Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (80.95%) Robotics
2 7 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 3 (14.29%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
5 1 (4.76%) FPGA
5 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
5 1 (4.76%) SCADA
5 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (28.57%) Linux
2 3 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (4.76%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Motion Planning
1 7 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 4 (19.05%) Motion Control
2 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Engineering
3 3 (14.29%) Computer Vision
4 2 (9.52%) AI
4 2 (9.52%) Project Management
5 1 (4.76%) CI/CD
5 1 (4.76%) Computer Science
5 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.76%) Logistics
5 1 (4.76%) Mathematics
5 1 (4.76%) Mechatronics
5 1 (4.76%) Project Delivery
5 1 (4.76%) Roadmaps
5 1 (4.76%) SDLC
5 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (4.76%) Time Management
5 1 (4.76%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) C++
2 3 (14.29%) Python
3 1 (4.76%) C
3 1 (4.76%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.76%) HND
2 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree
2 1 (4.76%) PhD
System Software
1 4 (19.05%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Rockwell
2 1 (4.76%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (4.76%) MathWorks
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Siemens
2 1 (4.76%) Yahoo!