Automated Testing
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 23 | - | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield | 0.58% | - | 8.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.92% | - | 8.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +41.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £69,310 | £57,500 | £49,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.54% | +16.16% | -17.50% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Wakefield
Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wakefield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 109 | 84 | 48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield | 63.01% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 50 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,200 | £40,750 | £37,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,625 | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £42,000 | £51,875 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.10% | -19.04% | +16.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £42,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,750 | £85,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Test Automation
Salary Trend in Wakefield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Test Automation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: