Test Automation Job Trends in Hemel Hempstead

Automated Testing
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 16 37
Rank change year-on-year -6 +21 -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hemel Hempstead 0.46% 3.08% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 3.33% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +21.74% -32.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 107 60 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 48.86% 92.31% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 79 45 155
10th Percentile - £33,500 £25,809
25th Percentile £30,000 £52,500 £29,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £61,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.89% +13.89% +35.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £83,000 £69,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +5.56% -6.09%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Hemel Hempstead

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Hemel Hempstead

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (100.00%) LoRaWAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) ZigBee
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Product Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) JTAG