Test Automation Job Trends in Thatcham

Automated Testing
Berkshire > Thatcham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Thatcham requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Thatcham 10.53% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.76% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - -
75th Percentile £51,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -15.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thatcham

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 Thatcham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17 17 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Thatcham 89.47% 70.83% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 15 11 3
10th Percentile - £31,250 -
25th Percentile £22,750 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -47.78% -18.18% -
75th Percentile £24,625 £50,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £43,600 - £61,500
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% -8.33%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Thatcham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Thatcham.

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Thatcham

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Thatcham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Thatcham citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Thatcham citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Thatcham 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Advertising
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3