QA Automation Engineer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Automation QA Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Automation QA Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £35,000 -
% change year-on-year +42.86% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 678 1,012 545
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 92.93% 93.64%
Number of salaries quoted 447 542 352
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,525
25th Percentile £30,956 £40,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +0.96%

QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

QA Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

QA Automation Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 2025. 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
Cambridge - 1 £50,000 - 1
QA Automation Engineer
East of England

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, QA Automation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring QA Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA