Automated Testing
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 72 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -55 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 16 | 10 | 134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 5.54% | 0.92% | 14.55% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.02% | 1.10% | 14.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £42,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £57,965 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.31% | +15.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44,375 | £78,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £85,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £37,500 | £60,000 | £51,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +17.07% | +2.50% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 266 | 910 | 909 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 92.04% | 83.64% | 98.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 736 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,300 | £27,500 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £48,750 | £47,754 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +2.09% | -9.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £70,980 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Salary Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Sheffield.
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Salary Histogram in Sheffield
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Sheffield over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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: