Test Automation Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Automation Test Engineer
England > West Midlands

As of 4 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Test Engineer salary in the West Midlands.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 196 250 254
Rank change year-on-year +54 +4 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 3 3 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.067% 0.041% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.044% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 17
10th Percentile - - £51,900
25th Percentile - £37,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -38.46% +23.81%
75th Percentile - £42,750 -
90th Percentile - £42,900 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -22.73% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,009 6,835 5,948
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.05% 94.08% 90.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,805 5,170 3,359
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation Engineer in the West Midlands

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Test Automation Engineer in the West Midlands

Test Automation Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 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
Warwickshire - 3 - -
Test Automation Engineer
England

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Bash
2 2 (66.67%) Test Management
2 2 (66.67%) System Testing
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 2 (66.67%) Cucumber
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Robot Framework
2 2 (66.67%) Linux Command Line
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (33.33%) Jest
3 1 (33.33%) Mobile Development
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
3 1 (33.33%) Appium
3 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Cucumber
1 2 (66.67%) Robot Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Appium
2 1 (33.33%) Mocha
2 1 (33.33%) Selenium
General
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) System Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Mobile Development
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Bash
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA