QA Automation Engineer Job Trends in County Antrim

Automation QA Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Automation QA Engineer salary in County Antrim is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 46 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 0.33% 0.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.49% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 276 405 288
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 97.59% 97.30%
Number of salaries quoted 135 214 221
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,379 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,125 £46,366 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £79,806 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,375 £76,250
Northern Ireland median annual salary £52,500 £58,800 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +17.60% +4.17%

QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

QA Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in County Antrim

QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim.

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim

QA Automation Engineer
Job Locations in County Antrim

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 County Antrim region over the 6 months to 5 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
Belfast +13 1 £52,500 - 1
QA Automation Engineer
Northern Ireland

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 5 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 County Antrim region featuring QA Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA