The median Automation Test Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
505
563
510
Rank change year-on-year
+58
-53
+116
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer
26
39
62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title
30,600
47,025
31,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
89.77%
95.39%
95.94%
Number of salaries quoted
17,468
25,782
23,195
10th Percentile
£26,750
£30,000
£28,000
25th Percentile
£32,000
£40,000
£38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,750
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-8.50%
-4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£63,750
£65,000
£67,500
90th Percentile
£80,000
£80,000
£80,000
UK median annual salary
£53,000
£56,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-5.36%
-6.67%
-
Test Automation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Test Automation Engineer Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Test Automation Engineer Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 October 2025.
Test Automation Engineer Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 October 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.
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, Test Automation Engineer 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 UK excluding London region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
