Test Automation Developer Job Trends in the North West
Automation Test Developer
England > North West
The median Automation Test Developer salary in the North West is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 261 | - | 238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Developer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.008% | - | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | - | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £77,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -16.13% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title | 11,954 | 4,274 | 6,767 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 88.91% | 95.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,762 | 2,296 | 3,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £34,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £77,550 |
| England median annual salary | £59,250 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.72% | -6.09% | -4.17% |
Test Automation Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Test Automation Developer Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Developer job vacancies in the North West.
Test Automation Developer Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Developer within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Test Automation Developer England |
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Test Automation Developer Skill Set Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, Test Automation Developer 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 North West region featuring Test Automation Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | API Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Client Onboarding | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Containerisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Docker | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub Actions | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Go | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Integration Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Playwright | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SDET | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | System Integration Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Strategy | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Scanning | 100.0% | 1 |
Test Automation Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automation Tester | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Developer in Test | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Developer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Tester | 100.0% | 1 |