Test Automation Jobs in Merton

Automated Testing
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merton requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 25 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 -11 +3
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 4 5 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 4.44% 3.91% 27.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 4.35% 29.84%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £85,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -45.29% - -
South London median annual salary £46,500 £57,500 £63,750
% change year-on-year -19.13% -9.80% +15.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90 115 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 100.00% 89.84% 91.18%
Number of salaries quoted 57 40 35
10th Percentile £46,500 £31,100 £36,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £42,500 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £86,250 £77,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £95,250 £88,750
South London median annual salary £60,000 £55,825 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.48% +1.50% +10.00%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Merton

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Merton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Merton.

Salary trend for Test Automation in Merton

Test Automation
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Merton region over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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
New Malden +14 4 £46,500 -33.57%
Test Automation
South London

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree