Automation Engineer Jobs in West Yorkshire

Automation Engineer
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

As of 3 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Engineer salary in West Yorkshire.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 150 210
Rank change year-on-year +69 +60 +18
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 19 6 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 1.62% 0.20% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.77% 0.21% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 6
10th Percentile - £56,000 £44,375
25th Percentile - £72,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £80,000 £65,159
Median % change year-on-year - +22.78% +18.47%
75th Percentile - - £87,419
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £58,750 £80,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -26.56% +52.38% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,071 2,869 4,868
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.15% 96.08% 93.29%
Number of salaries quoted 652 2,111 2,349
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,528 £83,750 £86,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £49,500 £49,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year +1.02% -10.72% +9.76%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Automation Engineer in West Yorkshire

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in West Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Automation Engineer in West Yorkshire

Automation Engineer
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Pontefract - 7 - - 2
Huddersfield - 6 - - 1
Wetherby - 4 - - 1
Leeds +48 2 - - 4
Automation Engineer
Yorkshire

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 across the West Yorkshire region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 19 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 19 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (89.47%) FMCG
2 17 (89.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 17 (89.47%) Quality Management
2 17 (89.47%) Budgeting
3 9 (47.37%) Project Management
3 9 (47.37%) Change Management
3 9 (47.37%) Degree
3 9 (47.37%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 9 (47.37%) Budget Management
4 8 (42.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 8 (42.11%) Data Collection
4 8 (42.11%) Operational Technology
4 8 (42.11%) Energy Management
4 8 (42.11%) Rockwell
4 8 (42.11%) Management Information System
4 8 (42.11%) Finance
4 8 (42.11%) HNC
4 8 (42.11%) Siemens

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

General
1 19 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 8 (42.11%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 17 (89.47%) FMCG
2 8 (42.11%) Management Information System
2 8 (42.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 8 (42.11%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (89.47%) Budgeting
2 17 (89.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 17 (89.47%) Quality Management
3 9 (47.37%) Budget Management
3 9 (47.37%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 9 (47.37%) Change Management
3 9 (47.37%) Project Management
4 8 (42.11%) Data Collection
4 8 (42.11%) Energy Management
Qualifications
1 9 (47.37%) Degree
2 8 (42.11%) HNC
Vendors
1 8 (42.11%) Rockwell
1 8 (42.11%) Siemens