Test Automation Job Trends in the Isle of Wight

Automated Testing
South East > Isle of Wight

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Isle of Wight requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 14 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 13 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Isle of Wight 12.04% 8.33% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.54% 8.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 11 3 0
10th Percentile £39,250 - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.83% - -
75th Percentile £45,000 - -
90th Percentile £46,000 - -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year - -1.79% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Isle of Wight

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 Isle of Wight.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 96 36 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Isle of Wight 88.89% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 55 16 1
10th Percentile £31,000 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £39,750 £58,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.42% +77.14% -19.54%
75th Percentile £50,660 £65,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £70,600 -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Isle of Wight

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

Test Automation job vacancy trend in the Isle of Wight

Test Automation
Salary Trend in the Isle of Wight

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Salary Histogram in the Isle of Wight

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in the Isle of Wight over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Test Automation in the Isle of Wight

Test Automation
Job Locations in the Isle of Wight

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Isle of Wight region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Cowes -1 11 £43,250 -27.92% 3
Ryde - 1 £35,000 -
Bembridge - 1 - -
Test Automation
South East

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Azure
1 4 (30.77%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (30.77%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Visual Studio
2 3 (23.08%) Selenium
General
1 1 (7.69%) Electronics
1 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
1 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Automation Tester
1 8 (61.54%) Software Tester
1 8 (61.54%) Tester
2 4 (30.77%) Test Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Senior
3 3 (23.08%) Senior Software Test Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Senior Test Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) C++ Developer
4 1 (7.69%) C++ Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Development Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Test Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) .NET
2 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET
3 1 (7.69%) .NET Framework
3 1 (7.69%) JSON
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Software Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Computer Science
3 4 (30.77%) DevOps
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Agile
4 3 (23.08%) Configuration Management
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Integration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Performance Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Process Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) QA Automation
4 3 (23.08%) Scenario Testing
4 3 (23.08%) SDET
4 3 (23.08%) System Integration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) UML
4 3 (23.08%) Unit Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Validation
4 3 (23.08%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (23.08%) Waterfall
5 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 3 (23.08%) C#
2 3 (23.08%) Java
2 3 (23.08%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) C++
3 1 (7.69%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (23.08%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft