Test Automation Leader
UK
The median Test Automation Leader salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 707 | 870 | 863 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +163 | -7 | +272 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead | 16 | 19 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.018% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.019% | 0.051% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,875 | £46,250 | £55,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,488 | £49,375 | £62,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,438 | £81,875 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,625 | £86,500 | £89,700 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | +4.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 53,712 | 98,006 | 78,209 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.50% | 94.80% | 91.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,684 | 68,592 | 53,678 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,274 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Test Lead
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Test Lead.
Automation Test Lead
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Test Lead over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.
Automation Test Lead
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Test Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 15 July 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.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +166 | 16 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +155 | 15 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 9 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 2 |
| North of England | - | 5 | £59,800 | - | |
| South West | +103 | 4 | - | - | |
| South East | +83 | 4 | £62,500 | - | |
| North West | - | 4 | £58,750 | - | |
| Midlands | +82 | 2 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 1 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £59,800 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, Automation Test Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.
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Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: