QA Automation Engineer Job Trends in Lancashire

Automation QA Engineer
North West > Lancashire

The median Automation QA Engineer salary in Lancashire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.57% -1.60% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title 1,555 970 1,139
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.70% 85.76% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 312 732
10th Percentile £30,000 £23,554 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £38,456
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,683
Median % change year-on-year - -5.63% -4.39%
75th Percentile £65,000 £54,793 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £70,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

QA Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Lancashire

QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for QA Automation Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire

QA Automation Engineer
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 24 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
Preston - 9 £55,000 - 3
QA Automation Engineer
North West

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 24 September 2026, QA Automation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lancashire region featuring QA Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) QA

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

General
1 9 (100.00%) Finance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) QA