Robotics Engineer Jobs

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 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 670 895 976
Rank change year-on-year +225 +81 +222
Permanent jobs requiring a Robotics Engineer 22 1 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.042% 0.001% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.001% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 6
10th Percentile £36,250 - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £37,500
75th Percentile £62,500 - £41,563
90th Percentile - - £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 - £37,500

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 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
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 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Robotics Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Robotics Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Robotics Engineer in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Robotics Engineer.

Salary trend for Robotics Engineer in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Robotics Engineer in the UK

Robotics Engineer
Top 7 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 1 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
England +195 22 £55,000 - 30
UK excluding London +220 12 £55,000 - 23
London - 10 £85,000 - 13
East of England - 8 £55,000 - 3
South West +109 3 £37,500 - 1
Work from Home - 3 £65,000 - 4
South East - 1 £45,000 - 9

Robotics Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Robotics 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 Robotics Engineer in the job title.

1 22 (100.00%) Robotics
2 17 (77.27%) Electronics
3 16 (72.73%) C
4 11 (50.00%) Manufacturing
5 10 (45.45%) Kinematics
5 10 (45.45%) Motion Control
6 9 (40.91%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (40.91%) Algorithms
6 9 (40.91%) C++
7 8 (36.36%) SQL
7 8 (36.36%) C#
7 8 (36.36%) OO
7 8 (36.36%) Python
7 8 (36.36%) HTTP
7 8 (36.36%) Project Management
7 8 (36.36%) SLA
7 8 (36.36%) Middleware
7 8 (36.36%) Six Sigma
7 8 (36.36%) Software Engineering
7 8 (36.36%) Mechatronics
7 8 (36.36%) Mathematics
7 8 (36.36%) Computer Science
7 8 (36.36%) Lean Six Sigma
7 8 (36.36%) Statistical Analysis
7 8 (36.36%) Statistics
7 8 (36.36%) Microservices
7 8 (36.36%) API Integration
7 8 (36.36%) SQL Optimisation
7 8 (36.36%) Manufacturing Engineering
7 8 (36.36%) Escalation Management

Robotics 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (45.45%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Autodesk Inventor
1 2 (9.09%) CATIA
1 2 (9.09%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 8 (36.36%) AWS
1 8 (36.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (36.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (36.36%) Amazon QuickSight
2 1 (4.55%) Big Data
General
1 17 (77.27%) Electronics
2 11 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 8 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Marketing
4 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (36.36%) JSON
1 8 (36.36%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 22 (100.00%) Robotics
2 9 (40.91%) Algorithms
3 8 (36.36%) Product Ownership
3 8 (36.36%) SCADA
4 2 (9.09%) 3D Printing
5 1 (4.55%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Motion Control
2 9 (40.91%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
3 8 (36.36%) API Integration
3 8 (36.36%) Business Case
3 8 (36.36%) Control Theory
3 8 (36.36%) Data Pipeline
3 8 (36.36%) Escalation Management
3 8 (36.36%) Experimental Design
3 8 (36.36%) FMEA
3 8 (36.36%) Kaizen
3 8 (36.36%) Manufacturing Engineering
3 8 (36.36%) Mathematics
3 8 (36.36%) Mechatronics
3 8 (36.36%) OO
3 8 (36.36%) Preventative Maintenance
3 8 (36.36%) Software Engineering
3 8 (36.36%) SQL Optimisation
3 8 (36.36%) Statistical Analysis
3 8 (36.36%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 16 (72.73%) C
2 9 (40.91%) C++
3 8 (36.36%) C#
3 8 (36.36%) Python
3 8 (36.36%) R
3 8 (36.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (36.36%) Computer Science Degree
1 8 (36.36%) Degree
1 8 (36.36%) Numerate Degree
2 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) HNC
2 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) SLA
2 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) Autodesk
2 1 (4.55%) SAP