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 26 May 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 26 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 646 | 708 | 725 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +17 | -186 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer | 270 | 269 | 608 |
| 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 | 147 | 200 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,294 | £74,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £97,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % 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 | 96,558 | 89,715 | 157,967 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.47% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,983 | 56,849 | 84,574 |
| 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 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 26 May 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 26 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +54 | 182 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 144 |
| England | -55 | 136 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 141 |
| Wales | +80 | 73 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 5 |
| Work from Home | -29 | 38 | £75,000 | +22.45% | 115 |
| London | +13 | 35 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 17 |
| Midlands | -1 | 33 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 27 |
| South East | +6 | 31 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 23 | £40,000 | -25.58% | 14 |
| North of England | +21 | 21 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 34 |
| South West | -11 | 14 | £24,000 | -26.15% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 12 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 10 | £50,000 | +7.53% | 13 |
| Scotland | -56 | 10 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 16 |
| North West | +4 | 9 | £24,000 | -64.44% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +7 | 5 | £53,750 | -14.00% | 21 |
Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 May 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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