Automation Specialist
UK
The median Automation Specialist salary in the UK is £31,500 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 865 | 941 | 1247 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +306 | -319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Specialist | 42 | 6 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.040% | 0.006% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.007% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22,000 | £49,375 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £57,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.22% | -25.81% | +21.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,438 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £71,250 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,000 | £24,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | - | - |
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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Specialist.
Automation Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Specialist over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Automation Specialist
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Specialist 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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| England | +72 | 41 | £31,500 | -47.50% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 37 | £28,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 13 | £60,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 11 | £29,750 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -4 | 10 | £22,000 | -10.20% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 10 | £22,000 | -10.20% | 3 |
| North West | - | 10 | £29,750 | - | 1 |
| London | +113 | 3 | £70,000 | +14.29% | 3 |
| South West | - | 3 | £70,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +41 | 1 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Automation Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Automation Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Automation Specialist 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: