Automation Engineer Job Trends in Worthing

Automation Engineer
West Sussex > Worthing

The median Automation Engineer salary in Worthing is £56,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Worthing 3.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,200 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £56,200 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Worthing

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Worthing. 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 Worthing with a recognized job title 159 56 27
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.76% 93.33% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 151 51 9
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,750 £40,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +26.32% -24.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £62,500
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worthing

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

Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Worthing

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Worthing

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Worthing.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Engineer job vacancies in Worthing

Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in Worthing

Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer in Worthing over the 6 months to 12 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Automation Engineer in Worthing

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing

For the 6 months to 12 October 2026, Automation 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 across the Worthing region featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 3 (60.00%) Copilot Studio
2 3 (60.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (60.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (60.00%) Intelligent Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 3 (60.00%) Power Automate
2 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (60.00%) PowerApps
2 3 (60.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) RBAC
3 2 (40.00%) .NET
3 2 (40.00%) AI Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Alteryx
3 2 (40.00%) API Integration
3 2 (40.00%) Azure AI
3 2 (40.00%) BDD
3 2 (40.00%) C#
3 2 (40.00%) Cucumber
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) Event-Driven
3 2 (40.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) GIS
3 2 (40.00%) Hyperautomation
3 2 (40.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (40.00%) JavaScript

Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Copilot Studio
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 3 (60.00%) Power Automate
1 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (60.00%) PowerApps
2 2 (40.00%) Azure AI
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) SaaS
3 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) GIS
2 1 (20.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Cucumber
1 2 (40.00%) Selenium
1 2 (40.00%) SpecFlow
2 1 (20.00%) Cypress.io
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (20.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Low-Code
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Native
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (60.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (60.00%) Intelligent Automation
2 3 (60.00%) RBAC
3 2 (40.00%) AI Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) API Integration
3 2 (40.00%) BDD
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) Event-Driven
3 2 (40.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Hyperautomation
3 2 (40.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Release Management
3 2 (40.00%) Robotic Process Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Workflow
4 1 (20.00%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C#
1 2 (40.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (40.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Alteryx
2 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) OpenAI