Automation Test Lead Job Trends in the City of London

Test Automation Leader
Central London > City of London

The median Test Automation Leader salary in the City of London is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 May 2026.

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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 - 172
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.048% - 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% - 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £81,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £70,000
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £82,500 - £70,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 3,992 1,761 3,041
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.69% 93.13% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,921 1,340 2,528
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £73,220
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -0.98% -2.37%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -1.69%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Test Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Automation Test Lead job vacancy trend in the City of London

Automation Test Lead
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in the City of London

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 26 May 2026, Automation Test Lead 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 City of London region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA