Automated Testing
Lancashire > Preston
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for Test Automation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Automation over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 45 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -25 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 3.23% | 0.72% | 9.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.52% | 0.79% | 10.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,500 | - | £40,691 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,625 | - | £42,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -15.79% | +22.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | - | £57,500 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £57,500 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -19.05% | +23.53% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Preston
Test Automation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 199 | 253 | 257 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 91.71% | 91.67% | 98.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 160 | 152 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,125 | £28,314 | £21,806 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,813 | £28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £43,400 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.29% | +8.50% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £50,313 | £48,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £63,750 | £62,125 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £44,806 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +6.01% | +12.01% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Salary Trend in Preston
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Preston.
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Salary Histogram in Preston
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Preston over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: