Test Automation Jobs in Paignton

Automated Testing
Devon > Paignton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Paignton 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 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 4 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 32 58 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 53.33% 63.04% 100.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 53.33% 64.44% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.34%
Devon median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +60.00% -21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Paignton

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 Paignton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 90 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 100.00% 97.83% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.34%
Devon median annual salary £33,500 £42,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -21.18% -1.16% -4.44%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Paignton

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Paignton

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

Salary trend for Test Automation in Paignton

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Paignton 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:

Applications
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 12 (37.50%) 5G
1 12 (37.50%) SD-WAN
1 12 (37.50%) WAN
Development Applications
1 20 (62.50%) JIRA
2 4 (12.50%) Git
2 4 (12.50%) LabVIEW
General
1 32 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
2 20 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 12 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (37.50%) Electronics
4 8 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (62.50%) Support Engineer
1 20 (62.50%) Technical Engineer
1 20 (62.50%) Technical Support
1 20 (62.50%) Technical Support Engineer
2 12 (37.50%) Senior
3 8 (25.00%) Lead
3 8 (25.00%) Project Leader
3 8 (25.00%) Senior Project Leader
3 8 (25.00%) Software Project Leader
3 8 (25.00%) Technical Leader
3 8 (25.00%) Technical Project Leader
4 4 (12.50%) Electronics Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Product Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Support Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Technical Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Technical Support
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Test Engineer
4 4 (12.50%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.50%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 20 (62.50%) Satnav
2 12 (37.50%) Self-Driving Car
2 12 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 20 (62.50%) Linux
2 4 (12.50%) Unix
2 4 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (100.00%) B2B
1 32 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (62.50%) CRM
2 20 (62.50%) Scenario Testing
3 12 (37.50%) Test Assurance
4 8 (25.00%) Agile
4 8 (25.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 8 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 8 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
4 8 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 8 (25.00%) Defect Tracking
4 8 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 8 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 8 (25.00%) Product Management
4 8 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 8 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 8 (25.00%) Project Management
4 8 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
4 8 (25.00%) Validation
4 8 (25.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.50%) MATLAB
1 4 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (100.00%) Degree
2 24 (75.00%) HND
3 16 (50.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 20 (62.50%) Salesforce