Automation and Controls Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The automation center of excellence market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.56 billion in 2024 to $0.78 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing complexity of business processes, cost pressures, demand for scalability and flexibility, regulatory compliance, data explosion.

The automation center of excellence market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.77 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing data privacy and ethics, increasing regulatory changes, remote workforce management, cybersecurity concerns, demand for intelligent automation, increased focus on hyperautomation. Major trends in the forecast period include ethical ai and responsible automation, robotic process orchestration (RPO), process mining and discovery, low-code/no-code platforms, intelligent process automation (IPA), cloud-based automation.

The growth of the automation center of excellence (CoE) market is expected to be driven by increasing industrial automation. Industrial automation involves the use of control systems, machinery, and technologies to automate processes and tasks, mainly within manufacturing and production settings. This rising adoption of industrial automation is influenced by economic, technological, and market factors that encourage manufacturers to view automation as a strategic necessity. The CoE plays a crucial role in reducing risks related to automation by providing oversight, governance, and risk management. This includes ensuring adherence to safety regulations, cybersecurity standards, and industry best practices, which help to minimize risks of accidents, operational disruptions, and security breaches. For instance, in September 2023, the International Federation of Robotics, a Germany-based non-profit, reported that 553,052 industrial robots were installed in factories worldwide, showing a 5% annual growth rate in 2022. Of these installations, 73% were in Asia, 15% in Europe, and 10% in the Americas. Consequently, the rise in industrial automation is fueling growth in the automation center of excellence market.

Leading companies in the automation center of excellence sector are concentrating on technological advancements to gain a competitive edge. One such innovation is the development of automation cloud robots, offering organizations a powerful tool for optimizing operations, enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and empowering human employees to focus on value-added tasks. For example, in May 2022, UiPath Inc. launched Next-Gen UiPath Automation Cloud Robots, enabling customers to deploy unattended robots instantly without requiring IT resources or infrastructure. These robots leverage cloud resources for improved performance and functionality, providing organizations with enhanced automation capabilities.

In March 2022, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. made a strategic acquisition by acquiring Blue Prism Group plc. for $1.6 billion. Through this acquisition, SS&C aims to cross-sell Blue Prism products to its global client base and leverage Blue Prism's capabilities to optimize internal business automation processes. The acquisition is expected to deliver transformational business value through intelligent automation technologies. Blue Prism Group plc specializes in robotic process automation and provides automation center of excellence (CoE) support to organizations. This strategic move underscores the growing significance of automation in driving operational efficiency and business transformation.

Major companies operating in the automation center of excellence market are Microsoft Corp., International Business Machine Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd., Capgemini SE, Infosys Limited, Micro Focus International plc, Nice Ltd., Wipro Limited, BMC Software Inc., SS&C Technologie Holdings Ltd., Pegasystems Inc., UiPath Inc., Verint Systems Inc., SAP SE, Zensar Technologies Inc., HelpSystems Inc., Blueprint Technologies Inc., Roboyo Group Ltd., Testingxperts Pvt. Ltd., ChoiceWORX Inc., Kiwiqa Services Private Limited, Digital Workforce Services plc, ElectroNeek Robotics Inc., Smartbridge Inc., XenonStack Pvt. Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the automation center of excellence market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the automation center of excellence market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the automation center of excellence market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain. The countries covered in the automation center of excellence market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The automation center of excellence (CoE) market consists of revenues earned by entities providing services such as performance monitoring and reporting, automation design and development, process assessment and optimization, and automation strategy development. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The automation center of excellence (CoE) market also includes sales of business process outsourcing (BPO) automation, process discovery and analysis tools, intelligent automation platforms, and robotic process automation (RPA) solutions. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

An automation center of excellence (CoE) is an internal team within an organization dedicated to optimizing automation processes, establishing frameworks, and facilitating the widespread adoption of automation solutions throughout the enterprise. Comprised of specialists proficient in automation technologies and methodologies, the CoE operates to ensure the successful and efficient implementation of automation initiatives across various business functions.

The primary services offered within an automation center of excellence (CoE) encompass technology assessment and consulting, design and testing, governance, and implementation support. Technology assessment and consulting involve the establishment of a specialized team tasked with setting standards, providing consulting services, offering development assistance, and overseeing the progress of automation technologies within an organization. These services cater to a wide range of organizations, including large enterprises and small and medium enterprises, across various verticals such as banking, financial services and insurance, information technology and IT-enabled services, retail and consumer goods, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics, among others.

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