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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 116 | 94 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | -30 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 91 | 83 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 1.11% | 2.46% | 3.01% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.58% | 2.85% | 4.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 50 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £33,513 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £40,313 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £59,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.83% | +12.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | £70,325 | £69,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 5,762 | 2,914 | 3,402 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 70.08% | 86.26% | 75.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,227 | 1,542 | 1,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £45,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.56% | -16.67% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £58,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -6.46% | -5.66% |
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 26 September 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 26 September 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 |
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| Hertfordshire | -11 | 28 | £51,250 | -28.32% | 37 |
| Essex | -16 | 21 | £40,750 | -23.11% | 22 |
| Cambridgeshire | -21 | 21 | £45,050 | -24.92% | 100 |
| Suffolk | +17 | 10 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 16 |
| Bedfordshire | -25 | 9 | £42,500 | - | 18 |
| Norfolk | -33 | 4 | £54,500 | +42.48% | 10 |
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Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:
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