Automated Testing
Manchester > Salford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Salford requiring Test Automation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -7 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford | 5.13% | 6.04% | 4.69% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.35% | 7.69% | 4.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,194 | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,217 | - | £47,500 |
| 75th Percentile | £82,241 | - | £60,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £67,750 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +19.05% | -4.55% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Salford
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 Salford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 63 | 117 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford | 80.77% | 78.52% | 96.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 39 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £26,250 | £40,532 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £76,685 | £62,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Test Automation
Salary Trend in Salford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford 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:
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