Test Automation Leader
UK
The median Test Automation Leader salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 680 | 874 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | +65 | +153 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead | 12 | 22 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.022% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.024% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,790 | £46,250 | £59,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,925 | £53,750 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £61,250 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -15.52% | +11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £68,750 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,375 | £87,500 | £100,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £59,800 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.33% | -7.69% | - |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 2025.
Automation Test Lead
Top 7 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 1 May 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 | +170 | 8 | £67,400 | +3.69% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +201 | 7 | £59,800 | -0.33% | 2 |
| South West | +107 | 4 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | +188 | 3 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +86 | 3 | £59,800 | -0.33% | 1 |
| North West | +32 | 2 | £68,750 | +14.58% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £59,800 | - |
Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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: