Automated Testing
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 53 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -17 | +44 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset | - | 0.73% | 4.08% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 1.23% | 4.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,000 | £63,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £53,750 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.00% | +13.64% | +8.78% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 362 | 405 | 385 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 80.62% | 59.30% | 92.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 182 | 187 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £30,750 | £29,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,563 | £38,375 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £52,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +4.00% | +1.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,063 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,845 | £81,250 | £71,125 |
| South West median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | - | +10.00% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Test Automation
Salary Trend in Somerset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Test Automation.
