Test Automation Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Automation Test Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Automation Test Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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.

Permanent vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 643 364 487
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.87% 94.79% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 415 157 351
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £49,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.02% +8.89% -18.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,900 £75,000 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +0.92%

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Test Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, Test Automation Engineer 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 Portsmouth region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SFIA
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) SFIA
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA