Test Automation Job Trends in Rochester

Automated Testing
Kent > Rochester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Rochester requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 3.33% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -25.00% +9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Rochester

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 Rochester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 40 60 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 66.67% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 31 43 7
10th Percentile £24,000 £34,400 £26,800
25th Percentile £25,000 £45,000 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +78.46% -61.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £38,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £39,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Rochester

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Rochester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester 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%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
1 2 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Lead Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Test Leader
1 2 (100.00%) Test Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree