Test Automation Engineer Jobs in Central London

Automation Test Engineer
London > Central London

The median Automation Test Engineer salary in Central London is £65,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 187 244
Rank change year-on-year +30 +57 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.16% 0.027% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.028% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £48,275 - -
25th Percentile £56,938 £70,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,500 £75,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.67% +30.43% -4.17%
75th Percentile £68,750 £80,000 £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -20.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,283 3,585 4,963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 95.14% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 2,795 4,134
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,250 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,480
Median % change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation Engineer in Central London

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Central London.

Salary trend for Test Automation Engineer in Central London

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Central London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Automation Engineer in Central London

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Test 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 across the Central London region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) QA
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 4 (100.00%) PMO
1 4 (100.00%) Postman
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Postman
1 4 (100.00%) SoapUI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) PMO
1 4 (100.00%) QA