Automation Test Lead Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Test Automation Leader
South East > Thames Valley
The median Test Automation Leader salary in the Thames Valley is £86,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 217 | 162 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | +26 | +1 |
| Permanent Automation Test Lead jobs | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.013% | 0.57% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.62% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £86,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £86,500 | £67,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +28.15% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title | 7,264 | 3,215 | 4,078 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.28% | 91.34% | 94.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,029 | 1,750 | 2,090 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,475 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -18.18% | +0.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £71,094 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +0.92% |
Automation Test Lead Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Automation Test Lead job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Automation Test Lead Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in the Thames Valley.
Automation Test Lead Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Automation Test Lead jobs within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -36 | 1 | £86,500 | - | 2 |
| Automation Test Lead South East |
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Automation Test Lead Skill Set Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Automation Test Lead job ads cited 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 Automation Test Lead job ads across the Thames Valley region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CISSP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COBIT | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COSO | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CRISC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Collection | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Identity Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Tableau | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Tableau Certification | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
Automation Test Lead Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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