Automation Test Lead Job Trends in Leeds

Test Automation Leader
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Test Automation Leader salary in Leeds is £52,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £49,575 - -
25th Percentile £49,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 - -
75th Percentile £56,188 - -
90th Percentile £56,525 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 916 1,429 1,516
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 96.23% 98.00%
Number of salaries quoted 600 891 1,122
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £72,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.80%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Automation Test Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Automation Test Lead job vacancy trend in Leeds

Automation Test Lead
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in Leeds

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Automation Test Lead 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 Leeds region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Control-M
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) HP Fortify
1 2 (100.00%) IBM
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) JMeter
1 2 (100.00%) Kafka
1 2 (100.00%) LoadRunner
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle ERP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JMeter
1 2 (100.00%) LoadRunner
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) SonarQube
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Kafka
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Hackathon
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Control-M
1 2 (100.00%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) IBM
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle