Test Automation Job Trends in Somerset
Automated Testing
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset citing Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 57 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -9 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset | 2.92% | 0.21% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.15% | 0.26% | 1.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £46,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,250 | £49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £47,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.16% | -17.39% | +43.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £48,750 | £64,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | - | £66,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £63,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -8.73% | +14.55% |
All Process & 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 citing process or methodology skills in Somerset.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 795 | 384 | 391 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 70.29% | 79.01% | 59.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 507 | 198 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £26,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £37,630 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -23.08% | +9.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,250 | £62,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,144 | £81,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
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.
Test Automation Salary Histogram in Somerset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Somerset over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Test Automation Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | -4 | 17 | £62,500 | +31.58% | 1 |
| Bridgwater | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | |
| Clevedon | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Bath | - | 2 | £51,250 | - | 4 |
| Test Automation South West |
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Test Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 60.6% | 20 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 36.4% | 12 |
| 2 | DevOps | 36.4% | 12 |
| 4 | Microservices | 33.3% | 11 |
| 5 | Dynamic Application Security Testing | 30.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Performance Testing | 30.3% | 10 |
| 7 | Collaborative Working | 27.3% | 9 |
| 7 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 27.3% | 9 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Data Analysis | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Deployment Automation | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Design Patterns | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Sprint Planning | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Static Application Security Testing | 21.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Validation | 21.2% | 7 |
| 17 | Exploratory Testing | 18.2% | 6 |
| 17 | Full-Stack Development | 18.2% | 6 |
| 17 | Infrastructure as Code | 18.2% | 6 |
| 17 | Manual Testing | 18.2% | 6 |