Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 25 July 2021

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Robotics over the 6 months to 25 July 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Robotics
UK
6 months to
25 Jul 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 651 639 500
Rank change year-on-year -12 -139 +181
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 356 166 829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.23% 0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.81% 0.66% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 123 127 612
10th Percentile £30,050 £40,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +13.30% -7.73%
75th Percentile £71,000 £72,173 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,500 £88,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +26.44% -13.00%

Robotics is in the Generic IT Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

All Generic IT Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 43,951 25,091 50,776
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 39.08% 35.46% 35.20%
Number of salaries quoted 26,616 19,967 38,838
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% +0.95%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Robotics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics over the 6 months to 25 July 2021.

Salary histogram for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the UK over the 6 months to 25 July 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
England -10 334 £50,000 -14.89% 93
UK excluding London +2 213 £42,500 -22.73% 83
London -83 130 £59,500 -4.80% 17
South East -59 60 £40,000 -27.27% 23
South West -16 59 £51,250 -14.58% 16
East of England +4 50 £59,500 -4.80% 16
Work from Home -236 30 £44,000 -23.48% 6
North of England -57 16 £40,000 - 11
Midlands -57 14 £45,000 -18.18% 10
North West -36 12 £38,433 - 6
Scotland -59 12 £45,000 -18.18% 6
West Midlands -57 7 £40,250 -26.82% 7
East Midlands - 6 £47,500 - 3
Yorkshire - 3 £65,000 - 3
Northern Ireland -36 1 - -
North East - 1 - - 2
Wales - 1 £41,500 - 1

For the 6 months to 25 July 2021, IT jobs citing Robotics also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Robotics.

1 155 (43.54%) Artificial Intelligence
2 121 (33.99%) Python
3 103 (28.93%) Degree
4 100 (28.09%) Software Engineering
5 94 (26.40%) Machine Learning
6 92 (25.84%) Algorithms
7 91 (25.56%) Problem-Solving
8 89 (25.00%) Social Skills
8 89 (25.00%) Retail
9 84 (23.60%) Computer Science
10 82 (23.03%) Agile Software Development
11 74 (20.79%) Robotic Process Automation
12 72 (20.22%) DevOps
13 66 (18.54%) Computer Vision
14 64 (17.98%) Java
15 58 (16.29%) C++
16 57 (16.01%) Windows
17 54 (15.17%) Analytical Skills
18 53 (14.89%) Docker
18 53 (14.89%) AWS
19 52 (14.61%) Manufacturing
20 50 (14.04%) JavaScript
21 49 (13.76%) MATLAB
22 48 (13.48%) C
22 48 (13.48%) Mathematics
23 45 (12.64%) Kubernetes
23 45 (12.64%) TensorFlow
24 44 (12.36%) Azure
25 42 (11.80%) Validation
25 42 (11.80%) Simulink

Robotics
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.84%) Appian
2 3 (0.84%) Confluence
2 3 (0.84%) Jupyter
2 3 (0.84%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.56%) CMS
4 1 (0.28%) IIS
Applications
1 42 (11.80%) Simulink
2 33 (9.27%) Stateflow
3 11 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.12%) Chatbot
5 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.28%) Sketch
7 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.81%) Primavera
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.28%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.28%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 53 (14.89%) AWS
2 44 (12.36%) Azure
3 23 (6.46%) GCP
4 21 (5.90%) SaaS
5 20 (5.62%) IaaS
5 20 (5.62%) PaaS
6 12 (3.37%) Slack
7 8 (2.25%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.40%) Workato
9 4 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.84%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (0.84%) GitHub
11 2 (0.56%) Azure Machine Learning
12 1 (0.28%) Azure LUIS
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Storage
12 1 (0.28%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.28%) IBM Blueworks
12 1 (0.28%) NuGet
12 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.25%) HTTP
2 5 (1.40%) RFID
3 4 (1.12%) Internet
4 3 (0.84%) DSL
4 3 (0.84%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (0.56%) 3G
5 2 (0.56%) 4G
5 2 (0.56%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.56%) Wireless
6 1 (0.28%) DHCP
6 1 (0.28%) Firewall
6 1 (0.28%) FTP
6 1 (0.28%) LAN
6 1 (0.28%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.28%) VPN
6 1 (0.28%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (11.52%) Big Data
2 39 (10.96%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (3.37%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.81%) RDBMS
4 10 (2.81%) Relational Database
5 8 (2.25%) Power BI
6 7 (1.97%) Data Mining
6 7 (1.97%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.69%) Tableau
8 4 (1.12%) Apache Cassandra
9 3 (0.84%) Blockchain
10 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.56%) MySQL
10 2 (0.56%) Neo4j
11 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (6.46%) JIRA
2 14 (3.93%) Git (software)
3 13 (3.65%) GitLab
4 8 (2.25%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.40%) Maven
6 3 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.56%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.56%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.56%) NetBeans
7 2 (0.56%) Snyk
8 1 (0.28%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.28%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.28%) TeamCity
General
1 89 (25.00%) Retail
1 89 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 54 (15.17%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (14.61%) Manufacturing
4 35 (9.83%) Games
5 29 (8.15%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (7.87%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (7.58%) Automotive
8 23 (6.46%) Finance
9 15 (4.21%) Banking
10 14 (3.93%) Electronics
11 12 (3.37%) Marketing
12 11 (3.09%) Aerospace
12 11 (3.09%) Avionics
13 9 (2.53%) Public Sector
14 8 (2.25%) Investment Banking
15 5 (1.40%) Legal
15 5 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (1.12%) Law
Job Titles
1 60 (16.85%) Software Engineer
2 59 (16.57%) Developer
3 30 (8.43%) Systems Engineer
4 29 (8.15%) Architect
4 29 (8.15%) Team Leader
5 27 (7.58%) Java Engineer
6 24 (6.74%) Python Developer
6 24 (6.74%) Support Team Leader
6 24 (6.74%) Technical Leader
6 24 (6.74%) Technical Support
6 24 (6.74%) Technical Support Team Leader
6 24 (6.74%) Technical Team Leader
7 21 (5.90%) Java Software Engineer
8 20 (5.62%) Consultant
8 20 (5.62%) Infrastructure Architect
9 16 (4.49%) Python Engineer
10 14 (3.93%) Backend Developer
11 13 (3.65%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
12 12 (3.37%) JIRA Specialist
13 11 (3.09%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (12.64%) TensorFlow
2 40 (11.24%) PyTorch
3 28 (7.87%) React
4 22 (6.18%) .NET
5 18 (5.06%) scikit-learn
6 17 (4.78%) RESTful
7 15 (4.21%) Django
8 14 (3.93%) Celery
8 14 (3.93%) Flask
8 14 (3.93%) pytest
8 14 (3.93%) RabbitMQ
8 14 (3.93%) SQLAlchemy
9 13 (3.65%) Node.js
9 13 (3.65%) OpenCV
10 11 (3.09%) Akka
10 11 (3.09%) Play Framework
10 11 (3.09%) Redux
11 10 (2.81%) ASP.NET
12 9 (2.53%) HTML
12 9 (2.53%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 92 (25.84%) Algorithms
2 25 (7.02%) Virtual Team
3 24 (6.74%) Data Structures
3 24 (6.74%) Industry 4.0
4 20 (5.62%) Hybrid Cloud
4 20 (5.62%) Public Cloud
5 13 (3.65%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.81%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 9 (2.53%) Driving Licence
8 8 (2.25%) Smart City
9 7 (1.97%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.97%) User Experience
10 5 (1.40%) 3D Graphics
10 5 (1.40%) FMCG
10 5 (1.40%) NHS
10 5 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.40%) SIMD
11 4 (1.12%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.12%) Internet of Things
11 4 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 57 (16.01%) Windows
2 34 (9.55%) Linux
3 7 (1.97%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (0.84%) Android
4 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.84%) Unix
5 2 (0.56%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.56%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (43.54%) Artificial Intelligence
2 100 (28.09%) Software Engineering
3 94 (26.40%) Machine Learning
4 91 (25.56%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (23.60%) Computer Science
6 82 (23.03%) Agile Software Development
7 74 (20.79%) Robotic Process Automation
8 72 (20.22%) DevOps
9 66 (18.54%) Computer Vision
10 48 (13.48%) Mathematics
11 42 (11.80%) Validation
12 41 (11.52%) Decision-Making
13 35 (9.83%) E-Commerce
14 34 (9.55%) Model Validation
15 33 (9.27%) Algorithmic Trading
15 33 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 33 (9.27%) Pair Programming
15 33 (9.27%) Physics
16 31 (8.71%) Data Science
16 31 (8.71%) Deep Learning
Programming Languages
1 121 (33.99%) Python
2 64 (17.98%) Java
3 58 (16.29%) C++
4 50 (14.04%) JavaScript
5 49 (13.76%) MATLAB
6 48 (13.48%) C
7 39 (10.96%) SQL
8 35 (9.83%) C#
9 18 (5.06%) Go
10 14 (3.93%) VBA
11 11 (3.09%) Ada
11 11 (3.09%) Fortran
11 11 (3.09%) Scala
12 10 (2.81%) Ruby
13 9 (2.53%) Java 8
13 9 (2.53%) VB.NET
14 7 (1.97%) TypeScript
15 4 (1.12%) VB
16 3 (0.84%) ES6
16 3 (0.84%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 103 (28.93%) Degree
2 41 (11.52%) PhD
3 24 (6.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (4.78%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.81%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.81%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.97%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.69%) HND
7 6 (1.69%) Numerate Degree
8 4 (1.12%) HNC
9 3 (0.84%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.56%) PMP
10 2 (0.56%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (0.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 2 (0.56%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
11 1 (0.28%) CISA
11 1 (0.28%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.25%) QA
2 2 (0.56%) GLP
2 2 (0.56%) GMP
2 2 (0.56%) Good Clinical Practice
2 2 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.28%) DICOM
3 1 (0.28%) GRC
3 1 (0.28%) HL7
3 1 (0.28%) IEC 61131
3 1 (0.28%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.28%) MISRA
3 1 (0.28%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 53 (14.89%) Docker
2 26 (7.30%) Firmware
3 1 (0.28%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 45 (12.64%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.34%) Grafana
2 19 (5.34%) Prometheus
3 10 (2.81%) Docker Swarm
4 9 (2.53%) Ansible
5 3 (0.84%) Istio
Vendors
1 26 (7.30%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.18%) OpenAI
3 17 (4.78%) Blue Prism
4 14 (3.93%) UiPath
5 13 (3.65%) Instagram
6 12 (3.37%) MathWorks
6 12 (3.37%) New Relic
6 12 (3.37%) PagerDuty
7 10 (2.81%) Autodesk
7 10 (2.81%) Google
8 8 (2.25%) Automation Anywhere
9 7 (1.97%) Kofax
10 6 (1.69%) Atlassian
11 5 (1.40%) Oracle
12 3 (0.84%) ABBYY
12 3 (0.84%) ANSYS
12 3 (0.84%) Epiphany
12 3 (0.84%) SAP
13 2 (0.56%) Pega
13 2 (0.56%) Splunk
102 Robotics job vacancies Nationwide