Test Automation Job Trends in the East of England
Automated Testing
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 96 | 107 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -45 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 116 | 71 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 1.36% | 2.13% | 3.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.92% | 2.48% | 4.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 51 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £25,250 | £35,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £44,375 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £60,000 | £52,795 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.33% | +13.65% | +0.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,400 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England
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 the East of England.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 6,044 | 2,868 | 3,178 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 70.84% | 86.13% | 76.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,416 | 1,568 | 1,459 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £30,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,525 | £31,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,814 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.14% | -18.18% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -1.32% |
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Test Automation Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Test Automation.
Test Automation Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in the East of England over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Test Automation Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the East of England region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | -10 | 38 | £51,250 | -26.79% | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | -22 | 27 | £45,050 | -24.92% | 107 |
| Essex | -8 | 26 | £40,000 | -24.53% | 20 |
| Suffolk | +16 | 13 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 19 |
| Bedfordshire | -14 | 10 | £42,500 | - | 23 |
| Norfolk | -32 | 4 | £54,500 | +45.33% | 10 |
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Test Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 33.6% | 39 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 31.0% | 36 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 30.2% | 35 |
| 4 | Software Engineering | 28.4% | 33 |
| 5 | Agile | 25.9% | 30 |
| 6 | Validation | 20.7% | 24 |
| 7 | Mentoring | 17.2% | 20 |
| 8 | DevOps | 14.7% | 17 |
| 9 | Software Testing | 13.8% | 16 |
| 10 | Collaborative Working | 12.9% | 15 |
| 11 | Technical Leadership | 12.1% | 14 |
| 12 | Roadmaps | 10.3% | 12 |
| 13 | AI | 9.5% | 11 |
| 13 | Regression Testing | 9.5% | 11 |
| 13 | SDLC | 9.5% | 11 |
| 16 | Root Cause Analysis | 8.6% | 10 |
| 16 | Test Strategy | 8.6% | 10 |
| 18 | Integration Testing | 7.8% | 9 |
| 18 | User Experience | 7.8% | 9 |
| 20 | Code Quality | 6.9% | 8 |