Test Automation Job Trends in Northumberland

Automated Testing
North East > Northumberland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northumberland requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 12 11
Rank change year-on-year - -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 0 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northumberland - 12.50% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 17.39% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £58,000 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £61,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year - +23.23% +23.75%
75th Percentile - £64,000 £53,250
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £57,600 £61,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -5.57% +5.17% +5.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northumberland

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 Northumberland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10 23 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northumberland 83.33% 71.88% 93.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10 12 26
10th Percentile £25,278 £34,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £45,625 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £60,500 £36,750
Median % change year-on-year -48.76% +64.63% -13.53%
75th Percentile £31,875 £64,000 £40,812
90th Percentile £32,200 - £44,375
North East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Northumberland

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Northumberland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Test Automation