Robotics Engineer Job Trends

Robotics Engineer
UK

The median Robotics Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 597 712 713
Rank change year-on-year +115 +1 +349
Permanent jobs requiring a Robotics Engineer 37 12 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.064% 0.021% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.022% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 35 4 5
10th Percentile - £53,000 £50,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -

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 52,478 54,256 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 93.86% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,237 29,445 36,332
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £96,878 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% - -

Robotics Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Robotics Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Robotics Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Robotics Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics Engineer over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Robotics Engineer in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
UK excluding London +105 36 £55,000 -12.00% 11
England +99 36 £55,000 -12.00% 11
East of England - 27 £55,000 - 6
North of England - 6 £80,000 -
Yorkshire - 4 £80,000 -
Work from Home - 3 £55,000 - 6
South East - 3 £57,500 - 1
North West - 2 - -
East Midlands - 1 £55,000 - 1
Midlands - 1 £55,000 - 2

Robotics Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Robotics Engineer 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 Robotics Engineer in the job title.

1 21 (56.76%) C++
1 21 (56.76%) Kinematics
2 18 (48.65%) C
2 18 (48.65%) C#
2 18 (48.65%) Control Theory
2 18 (48.65%) Middleware
2 18 (48.65%) OO
2 18 (48.65%) Project Management
2 18 (48.65%) Software Engineering
3 7 (18.92%) AI
4 5 (13.51%) Computer Science
5 3 (8.11%) Clean Code
5 3 (8.11%) Degree
5 3 (8.11%) Functional Safety
5 3 (8.11%) Motion Control
5 3 (8.11%) Motion Planning
5 3 (8.11%) Open Source
5 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (8.11%) Reinforcement Learning
6 2 (5.41%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 2 (5.41%) Decision-Making
6 2 (5.41%) Mechatronics
6 2 (5.41%) Robotic Automation
6 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.70%) API Testing
7 1 (2.70%) CI/CD
7 1 (2.70%) Java
7 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
7 1 (2.70%) Python
7 1 (2.70%) QA

Robotics Engineer 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 21 (56.76%) Kinematics
2 2 (5.41%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
General
1 20 (54.05%) Electronics
2 2 (5.41%) Automotive
2 2 (5.41%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (48.65%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (100.00%) Robotics
2 18 (48.65%) Algorithms
3 3 (8.11%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (8.11%) Virtual Reality
4 2 (5.41%) Driving Licence
4 2 (5.41%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (48.65%) Control Theory
1 18 (48.65%) OO
1 18 (48.65%) Project Management
1 18 (48.65%) Software Engineering
2 7 (18.92%) AI
3 5 (13.51%) Computer Science
4 3 (8.11%) Clean Code
4 3 (8.11%) Motion Control
4 3 (8.11%) Motion Planning
4 3 (8.11%) Open Source
4 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (8.11%) Reinforcement Learning
5 2 (5.41%) Decision-Making
5 2 (5.41%) Mechatronics
5 2 (5.41%) Robotic Automation
6 1 (2.70%) API Testing
6 1 (2.70%) CI/CD
6 1 (2.70%) Test Automation
6 1 (2.70%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 21 (56.76%) C++
2 18 (48.65%) C
2 18 (48.65%) C#
3 1 (2.70%) Java
3 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (8.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.70%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (8.11%) Functional Safety