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Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Only Visa Independent Candidate/W2)
Posted 1 day ago by SumasEdge Corporation
Role OverviewClient is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Automation Engineer to operate, design, and modernize its envir...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Automation Test Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by EUROPEAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Job OverviewWe are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Automation Test Engineer to join our growing QA team in Telford...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location Telford, Shropshire
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ServiceNow Test Engineer [ServiceNow, Automation Testing, SC Clearance]
Posted 1 day ago by GIOS Technology Limited
Key Skills: ServiceNow, Automation Testing, SC ClearanceWe are looking for ServiceNow Test Engineer at London/Corsham, U...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London/Corsham
Mobile Quality Assurance Engineer - Automation - Test Automation Engineer - Mobi...
Posted 1 day ago by Europa Search
ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Product, Design and Development teams to understand product requirements and create com...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location London
QA Engineer/Automation Tester - AI-Assisted Testing - £400 per Day - Remote
Posted 1 day ago by RecOps
Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute automated, functional and regression tests.Use AI-assisted tools to generate tes...
- Rate £400 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location United Kingdom
Senior Agentic AI Engineer - Creative Automation - London
Posted 2 days ago by Salt
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and deploy agentic workflows and custom internal tools utilizing Anthropic Claude, Op...
- Rate £700 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
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Commissioning & Test Engineer (Automation / Intralogistics) NO I.T
Posted 2 days ago by Ganymede Solutions
The roleIf you’ve spent your career making automated systems work, this is the chance to own the finish line.You’ll step...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Onsite
- Location Leicester, Leicestershire
Automation Engineer Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£380/day
in line with national baselines
Interquartile Range
£280/day – £500/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
16% Outside IR35
24% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Off-payroll regulatory conditions for UK Automation Engineer contractors continue to exhibit structural stability, establishing stable contracting conditions for independent practitioners. Presently, 16% of verified vacancies maintain confirmed outside-IR35 status, enabling independent consultants to provide services via compliant limited company vehicles. Gross daily remuneration anchors around a national midpoint of £380/day, with quartiles from £280/day to £500/day. Upper-quartile assignments place substantial value on contractors with verified competency across Engineering and cloud infrastructure. The benchmark dataset rates current hiring for Automation Engineer contractors as high, the middle of its three demand bands.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £380/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £280/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £500/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 16% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 24% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 60% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | IT (75%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 555 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Off-payroll working rules still sit with the end client for medium and large private-sector hirers of Automation Engineer contractors nationwide. A Status Determination Statement should precede start date, and PAYE or umbrella treatment usually follows an inside finding. Outside IR35 work is invoiced to a limited company and tax planning stays with the limited company. Regional pay still follows UK-wide rate parity. Use HMRC guidance and, where needed, a status review rather than the vacancy wording alone. Filter the board above by IR35 to see how the mix lands in IT.
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