Test Automation Job Trends in the North of England
Automated Testing
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England citing Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 115 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | -29 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 453 | 249 | 306 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 1.86% | 2.66% | 2.45% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.61% | 3.10% | 3.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 311 | 99 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £39,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +20.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,985 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | £78,000 | £72,500 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +4.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England
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 citing process or methodology skills in the North of England.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 17,383 | 8,029 | 10,042 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 71.53% | 85.78% | 80.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,772 | 4,317 | 4,783 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £30,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,683 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.35% | -8.30% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,985 | £65,000 | £65,603 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Test Automation Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Test Automation.
Test Automation Salary Histogram in the North of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Test Automation Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | -26 | 202 | £60,000 | - | 69 |
| North East | +18 | 138 | £55,000 | +36.22% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 125 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 39 |
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Test Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 68.0% | 308 |
| 2 | Agile | 55.8% | 253 |
| 3 | DevOps | 42.4% | 192 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 34.7% | 157 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 34.4% | 156 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 27.6% | 125 |
| 7 | Software Engineering | 26.3% | 119 |
| 8 | AI | 19.4% | 88 |
| 9 | Technical Leadership | 18.3% | 83 |
| 10 | Coaching | 17.4% | 79 |
| 11 | Microservices | 17.2% | 78 |
| 11 | Scrum | 17.2% | 78 |
| 11 | TDD | 17.2% | 78 |
| 14 | Observability | 16.8% | 76 |
| 15 | Infrastructure as Code | 16.1% | 73 |
| 16 | Validation | 15.0% | 68 |
| 17 | Full-Stack Development | 14.1% | 64 |
| 17 | Software Testing | 14.1% | 64 |
| 19 | Stakeholder Management | 12.8% | 58 |
| 20 | Test Strategy | 12.6% | 57 |