Automation QA Engineer
UK
The median Automation QA Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 859 | 807 | 974 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +167 | -255 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer | 37 | 163 | 258 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 142 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £47,625 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,250 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.41% | +1.43% | +5.00% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Automation Engineer.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
QA Automation Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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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| England | -10 | 32 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 25 | £52,500 | -1.41% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 17 | £56,250 | -2.17% | 10 |
| London | +43 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 5 |
| South East | +17 | 7 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 1 |
| South West | -5 | 5 | £57,500 | +76.92% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | +22 | 3 | £40,000 | -27.27% | |
| East of England | +8 | 3 | £37,500 | - | |
| Midlands | +4 | 3 | £40,000 | -27.27% | |
| North of England | +47 | 2 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +93 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +8 | 1 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 1 |
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, QA 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 QA Automation Engineer in the job title.
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QA 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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