Automation Test Engineer
UK
The median Automation Test Engineer salary in the UK is £43,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 852 | 787 | 805 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | +18 | -171 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer | 42 | 205 | 417 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.045% | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 155 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,750 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.45% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £76,000 | £78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +22.22% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer.
Test Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Test Automation Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 | -44 | 34 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 27 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 13 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 21 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 13 |
| London | +44 | 12 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| South East | +1 | 8 | £37,500 | -28.57% | 4 |
| North of England | +25 | 4 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 3 |
| South West | -43 | 4 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | +30 | 3 | £37,500 | +2.74% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 1 |
| Midlands | -6 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 2 | £42,500 | -46.88% | 1 |
| North West | +9 | 2 | £43,750 | -2.78% | |
| Scotland | -67 | 1 | £42,500 | -5.56% |
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Test 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 Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Test 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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