Automation Engineer
UK
The median Automation Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 637 | 691 | 712 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +21 | -172 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 283 | 260 | 623 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.30% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 154 | 195 | 432 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,563 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,438 | £75,294 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £99,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer.
Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Automation Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +47 | 197 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 131 |
| England | -57 | 146 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 131 |
| Wales | +77 | 72 | £41,250 | -25.00% | 8 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 42 | £75,000 | +22.45% | 108 |
| Midlands | +3 | 39 | £42,500 | -14.14% | 30 |
| London | +16 | 33 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 16 |
| South East | -3 | 31 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 25 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 13 |
| North of England | +22 | 24 | £77,500 | +47.62% | 35 |
| South West | -20 | 17 | £24,000 | -26.15% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 15 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 14 | £50,000 | +7.53% | 17 |
| Scotland | -58 | 14 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 12 |
| North West | -5 | 9 | £24,000 | -64.44% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -7 | 5 | £53,750 | -14.00% | 10 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 featuring Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Automation 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:
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