Automation Tester Job Trends in Somerset

Automation Tester
South West > Somerset

The median Automation Tester salary in Somerset is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £45,000 - £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 493 483 353
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.80% 85.64% 96.71%
Number of salaries quoted 271 223 281
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £54,375 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Automation Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Automation Tester job vacancy trend in Somerset

Automation Tester
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for Automation Tester job vacancies in Somerset.

Salary distribution trend for Automation Tester job vacancies in Somerset

Automation Tester
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Tester within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Weston-super-Mare - 1 £45,000 -
Automation Tester
South West

Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, Automation Tester 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 Somerset region featuring Automation Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Automation Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree