Test Automation Job Trends in Paignton

Automated Testing
Devon > Paignton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Paignton requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 12 13 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Paignton 92.31% 72.22% 94.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 92.31% 72.22% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% - -
Devon median annual salary £47,500 £76,250 £43,169
% change year-on-year -37.70% +76.63% -4.07%

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 13 18 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 1
10th Percentile - £48,750 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £90,000 £35,392
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% +154.29% -37.91%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £62,500 - -
Devon median annual salary £37,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -17.78% - +9.59%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

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

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Paignton

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Paignton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) 5G
1 4 (33.33%) SD-WAN
1 4 (33.33%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Git
1 4 (33.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) GNSS Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Product Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Product Test Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) RF Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Senior
1 4 (33.33%) Senior Test Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Senior Verification Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Support Supervisor
1 4 (33.33%) Technical Support
1 4 (33.33%) Technical Support Supervisor
1 4 (33.33%) Test Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) GNSS
2 8 (66.67%) Satnav
3 4 (33.33%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Unix
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) B2B
1 12 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
2 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 4 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 4 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 4 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 4 (33.33%) Project Management
2 4 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 4 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (33.33%) Test Assurance
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) MATLAB
1 4 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (33.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) ISO 9001