Automated Testing
Northern Ireland > County Down
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Down requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 8 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down | - | 5.88% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 5.88% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £45,000 | - |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | +38.89% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
County Down
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 County Down.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,000 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,851 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.40% | -16.67% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £52,500 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61,000 | £49,500 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Down.
