Automation Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-01, Skillenai has indexed 689 job postings with the title “Automation Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand share down 1.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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Frequently asked questions about Automation Engineer jobs
+How many Automation Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 689 job postings with the title “Automation Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01.
+What skills do Automation Engineer jobs require?
Across Automation Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SCADA, PLC, HMI, CI/CD.
+Which cities are hiring the most Automation Engineer?
As of 2026-10-01, Automation Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Durham, Austin.
+Is Automation Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 689 Automation Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. The skill mentioned most often in Automation Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Automation Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Automation Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through Automation Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
458 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Automation Engineer
Roles after Automation Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Automation Engineer (different employer) | 458 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 178 |
| Before: QA Automation Engineer | 34 |
| Before: Controls Engineer | 33 |
| Before: QA Engineer | 31 |
| Before: Electrical Engineer | 26 |
| Before: Quality Assurance Engineer | 25 |
| Before: Manufacturing Engineer | 25 |
| After: Automation Engineer (different employer) | 458 |
| After: Software Engineer | 116 |
| After: Quality Assurance Engineer | 26 |
| After: QA Automation Engineer | 26 |
| After: Controls Engineer | 22 |
| After: Software Developer | 19 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 17 |
| After: QA Engineer | 16 |
Skills most often required for Automation Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 174 | 25.3% |
| SCADA | 131 | 19.0% |
| PLC | 129 | 18.7% |
| HMI | 114 | 16.5% |
| CI/CD | 97 | 14.1% |
| PLC programming | 79 | 11.5% |
| SQL | 75 | 10.9% |
| automation | 74 | 10.7% |
| robotics | 69 | 10.0% |
| Java | 62 | 9.0% |
| C# | 60 | 8.7% |
| Git | 58 | 8.4% |
| Troubleshooting | 56 | 8.1% |
| Siemens | 50 | 7.3% |
| Root cause analysis | 40 | 5.8% |
Top companies posting Automation Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Roboyo | 37 |
| JLL | 18 |
| GEA | 12 |
| Sanofi | 11 |
| Novartis | 10 |
| Matrix Technologies | 9 |
| CRB | 9 |
| Amazon | 8 |
| Workato | 8 |
| U.S. Bank | 8 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Automation Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 48 | 7.0% |
| Pune | 11 | 1.6% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 1.5% |
| Durham | 10 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 9 | 1.3% |
| Costa Mesa | 9 | 1.3% |
| Chennai | 7 | 1.0% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 1.0% |
| Anthony | 6 | 0.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Automation Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.3% to 0.3%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,593 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
- role
- Automation Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-01
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- 90
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