Robotics
UK

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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 633 593 844
Rank change year-on-year -40 +251 -177
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 280 409 395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.40% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.80% 0.95% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 164 247 143
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £34,391
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,029 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year -14.10% +3.69% +23.50%
75th Percentile £69,281 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £97,290
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £50,845
% change year-on-year -1.82% +8.17% +12.99%

All Generic Skills
UK

Robotics is in the General and Transferable 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,083 43,257 75,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.34% 42.69% 47.69%
Number of salaries quoted 23,068 23,593 33,919
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,308 £34,682
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,898
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,419 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

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 12 May 2024.

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 12 May 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
England -5 268 £55,000 -16.67% 269
UK excluding London +1 225 £54,000 -1.82% 235
East of England +56 55 £60,000 +9.09% 42
Work from Home -64 55 £55,000 -20.80% 116
South West -1 54 £50,750 -7.73% 30
London -4 53 £80,000 -0.37% 32
South East -6 52 £47,500 -4.95% 93
North of England +6 28 £45,000 -34.61% 49
Midlands +13 25 £47,500 +18.75% 27
East Midlands 0 13 £47,500 +18.75% 9
West Midlands +31 12 £47,500 +15.15% 18
Yorkshire +33 11 £82,500 +28.85% 24
North West +1 11 £45,000 -35.20% 21
Scotland -57 6 £70,576 +28.32% 9
North East - 6 £35,000 - 7
Wales +13 4 £35,000 -12.50% 1
Northern Ireland +16 1 £56,000 +49.33%

Robotics
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.79%) Appian
2 4 (1.43%) Apache
3 3 (1.07%) Confluence
4 1 (0.36%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (5.00%) Simulink
2 7 (2.50%) AutoCAD
2 7 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.43%) Stateflow
4 3 (1.07%) Autodesk Inventor
4 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.71%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.07%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.36%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 29 (10.36%) AWS
2 16 (5.71%) Azure
3 14 (5.00%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.57%) GCP
5 8 (2.86%) Power Automate
6 6 (2.14%) SaaS
7 5 (1.79%) GitHub
8 4 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.07%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (1.07%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.07%) Pulumi
9 3 (1.07%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (1.07%) Slack
9 3 (1.07%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.71%) Oracle CX
11 1 (0.36%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.93%) 5G
2 8 (2.86%) SD-WAN
2 8 (2.86%) WAN
3 7 (2.50%) Ethernet
3 7 (2.50%) RS-232
4 6 (2.14%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.43%) MQTT
5 4 (1.43%) RS-485
5 4 (1.43%) Wireless
5 4 (1.43%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.07%) Firewall
6 3 (1.07%) HTTPS
6 3 (1.07%) LTE
6 3 (1.07%) SSL
7 2 (0.71%) DNS
8 1 (0.36%) 802.11
8 1 (0.36%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.36%) Internet
8 1 (0.36%) Network Security
8 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.29%) Big Data
2 7 (2.50%) Power BI
3 4 (1.43%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.07%) Redis
5 2 (0.71%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.71%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.71%) MySQL
5 2 (0.71%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.71%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.71%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (9.29%) Git
2 16 (5.71%) Visual Studio
3 11 (3.93%) Subversion
4 10 (3.57%) JIRA
4 10 (3.57%) LabVIEW
5 9 (3.21%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (2.14%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.43%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (1.07%) Bitbucket
8 3 (1.07%) GitLab
General
1 85 (30.36%) Social Skills
2 66 (23.57%) Electronics
3 35 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (11.07%) Manufacturing
5 26 (9.29%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (8.93%) Finance
7 24 (8.57%) Marketing
8 23 (8.21%) Aerospace
8 23 (8.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (7.14%) Legal
9 20 (7.14%) Telecoms
10 18 (6.43%) Automotive
11 17 (6.07%) Banking
12 16 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (5.00%) Aviation
14 13 (4.64%) Law
15 12 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (4.29%) Retail
16 9 (3.21%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (2.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 56 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 38 (13.57%) Senior
3 32 (11.43%) Lead
4 29 (10.36%) Systems Engineer
5 28 (10.00%) Project Manager
6 27 (9.64%) Architect
7 21 (7.50%) Developer
8 19 (6.79%) Engineering Manager
8 19 (6.79%) Technical Leader
9 18 (6.43%) Deployment Manager
10 16 (5.71%) Deployment Project Manager
10 16 (5.71%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (5.00%) Programmer
12 12 (4.29%) Applications Engineer
13 10 (3.57%) Analyst
13 10 (3.57%) Consultant
13 10 (3.57%) Graduate
13 10 (3.57%) SailPoint Architect
13 10 (3.57%) Senior Manager
14 9 (3.21%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.50%) .NET
2 18 (6.43%) .NET Framework
3 15 (5.36%) Qt
4 12 (4.29%) React
5 10 (3.57%) CSS
5 10 (3.57%) HTML
5 10 (3.57%) SailPoint
6 9 (3.21%) Kafka
6 9 (3.21%) Spring Boot
7 6 (2.14%) Middleware
7 6 (2.14%) scikit-learn
8 5 (1.79%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.79%) PyQt
8 5 (1.79%) PyTorch
8 5 (1.79%) Spring
8 5 (1.79%) Web Services
9 4 (1.43%) Node.js
9 4 (1.43%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (1.43%) WebSockets
9 4 (1.43%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.64%) IoT
2 20 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 18 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (5.00%) Algorithms
4 14 (5.00%) Embedded Systems
5 13 (4.64%) Blockchain
5 13 (4.64%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (3.21%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.21%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.50%) Analogue Electronics
7 7 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.79%) Augmented Reality
8 5 (1.79%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.43%) Device Driver
9 4 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.43%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (1.43%) PMI
9 4 (1.43%) Smartphone
9 4 (1.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 3 (1.07%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 35 (12.50%) Linux
2 22 (7.86%) Windows
3 11 (3.93%) Ubuntu
3 11 (3.93%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.07%) Amazon Linux
4 3 (1.07%) Android
4 3 (1.07%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.07%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.36%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (29.64%) Software Engineering
2 77 (27.50%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (27.14%) Agile
4 65 (23.21%) Artificial Intelligence
5 53 (18.93%) Project Management
6 40 (14.29%) Analytics
7 33 (11.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (11.43%) Customer Requirements
9 31 (11.07%) Machine Learning
10 29 (10.36%) Validation
11 28 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
12 27 (9.64%) Computer Science
13 25 (8.93%) Mentoring
14 23 (8.21%) DevOps
15 22 (7.86%) Customer Experience
15 22 (7.86%) Systems Engineering
16 21 (7.50%) Process Improvement
16 21 (7.50%) Time Management
17 20 (7.14%) Product Management
18 19 (6.79%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 57 (20.36%) Python
2 54 (19.29%) C++
3 47 (16.79%) C
4 25 (8.93%) Java
5 24 (8.57%) SQL
6 23 (8.21%) JavaScript
7 19 (6.79%) MATLAB
8 11 (3.93%) C#
9 8 (2.86%) Bash
10 7 (2.50%) Embedded C
11 6 (2.14%) Go
12 5 (1.79%) Objective-C
12 5 (1.79%) PHP
13 4 (1.43%) Rust
14 3 (1.07%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.71%) Ada
15 2 (0.71%) BeanShell
15 2 (0.71%) Dart
15 2 (0.71%) R
15 2 (0.71%) Swift
Qualifications
1 127 (45.36%) Degree
2 30 (10.71%) Security Cleared
3 14 (5.00%) Master's Degree
4 10 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.14%) PhD
6 5 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.43%) HNC
7 4 (1.43%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.71%) CISM
9 2 (0.71%) CISSP
10 1 (0.36%) CCIE
10 1 (0.36%) CCNP
10 1 (0.36%) CCSP
10 1 (0.36%) CISA
10 1 (0.36%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.36%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.29%) PMO
2 10 (3.57%) QA
3 6 (2.14%) Def Stans
3 6 (2.14%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.43%) SEPA
5 3 (1.07%) GDPR
6 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.36%) GxP
7 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 23 (8.21%) Docker
2 5 (1.79%) Firmware
3 2 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (4.64%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.79%) SELinux
3 3 (1.07%) Grafana
3 3 (1.07%) Terraform
4 2 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.21%) ServiceNow
3 8 (2.86%) BeyondTrust
3 8 (2.86%) CyberArk
4 5 (1.79%) Duck Creek
4 5 (1.79%) Guidewire
4 5 (1.79%) Pega
4 5 (1.79%) SAP
5 4 (1.43%) EMC
5 4 (1.43%) OpenAI
5 4 (1.43%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.07%) Conga
6 3 (1.07%) Facebook
6 3 (1.07%) Google
6 3 (1.07%) Oracle
6 3 (1.07%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 2 (0.71%) NVIDIA
8 1 (0.36%) Blue Prism
8 1 (0.36%) Rockwell
8 1 (0.36%) Zscaler