Test Automation Job Trends in Congleton

Automated Testing
Cheshire > Congleton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Congleton requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 2 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Congleton 17.65% 40.00% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.08% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile £54,500 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -21.74% -13.21%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Congleton

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 Congleton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Congleton 76.47% 40.00% 80.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £28,750
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Congleton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Congleton.

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Congleton

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Congleton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Congleton citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Congleton citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Congleton 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) HNC
1 2 (66.67%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Keysight