Automation QA Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The median Automation QA Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
66 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
0.32% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.34% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£59,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£66,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£96,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,500 |
- |
- |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£85,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title |
871 |
122 |
271 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.86% |
100.00% |
97.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
601 |
91 |
153 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£32,000 |
£32,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,806 |
£48,125 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.38% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£88,125 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£84,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.81% |
-0.19% |
-4.36% |
QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheltenham
Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cheltenham
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Automation Engineer in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 13 October 2026.
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 13 October 2026, 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 Cheltenham region featuring QA Automation Engineer in the job title.
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:
