Test Automation Engineer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Automation Test Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Automation Test Engineer salary in Milton Keynes is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 294 387 513
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 96.99% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 183 276 390
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,750 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,400 £81,325
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Test Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Test 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared