Automation QA Engineer
UK
The median Automation QA Engineer salary in the UK is £59,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 671 | 866 | 819 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +195 | -47 | +131 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer | 20 | 36 | 164 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.037% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.039% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 34 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £36,250 | £38,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,188 | £37,500 | £48,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,900 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.10% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,625 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £63,750 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,250 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
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 | 46,967 | 93,227 | 95,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,330 | 66,890 | 59,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
| 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% |
QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Automation Engineer.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
QA Automation Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | +157 | 17 | £58,650 | +6.64% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +196 | 11 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +169 | 10 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 14 |
| London | +107 | 7 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 9 |
| North of England | +94 | 3 | £90,000 | +44.00% | 2 |
| South West | +113 | 2 | £43,750 | -23.91% | 2 |
| South East | +107 | 2 | £59,500 | +5.78% | 4 |
| Midlands | +63 | 2 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 1 |
| North West | +22 | 2 | £90,000 | +44.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 1 | £59,800 | - | |
| East of England | +54 | 1 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, QA Automation Engineer 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 QA Automation Engineer in the job title.
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QA Automation Engineer 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:
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