Automated Testing
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 30 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton | - | 4.55% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 4.67% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Manchester median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | -4.35% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Bolton
Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 55 | 107 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton | 78.57% | 97.27% | 89.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 67 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £24,649 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £29,750 | £30,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,000 | £47,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -16.23% | +46.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,625 | £52,578 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £64,375 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Test Automation
Salary Trend in Bolton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Test Automation.
