Quality Assurance (QA) Automation
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring QA Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | - | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +108 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA Automation | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.15% | - | 0.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.18% | - | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,350 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,500 | - | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,500 | - | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,125 | - | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,800 | - | £74,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £61,500 | - | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester
QA 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,250 | 2,613 | 1,974 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 82.78% | 93.06% | 94.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,300 | 1,222 | 1,575 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £32,500 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,188 | £72,466 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | +0.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing QA Automation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: