Automation Test Engineer
UK
The median Automation Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 867 | 810 | 816 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | +6 | -166 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer | 44 | 189 | 420 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.045% | 0.18% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.20% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 153 | 310 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £76,750 | £75,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +22.22% | -7.69% |
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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 4 May 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 4 May 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 | -45 | 36 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 27 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 12 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 20 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 14 |
| London | +45 | 14 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| South East | -1 | 8 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +20 | 4 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 1 |
| South West | -36 | 4 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | +24 | 3 | £37,500 | +2.74% | 4 |
| Midlands | +3 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | |
| West Midlands | +2 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | |
| Yorkshire | +81 | 2 | £42,500 | -46.88% | 1 |
| North West | +9 | 2 | £43,750 | -7.89% | |
| Scotland | -73 | 1 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 1 |
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 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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