Test Automation Job Trends in Wokingham

Automated Testing
Berkshire > Wokingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wokingham requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wokingham 2.54% 5.00% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.35% 5.26% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% -22.22% +3.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wokingham

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 Wokingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 69 38 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wokingham 58.47% 95.00% 84.38%
Number of salaries quoted 43 6 47
10th Percentile £42,000 £48,750 £22,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £73,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.20% +84.38% -30.43%
75th Percentile £61,250 £105,313 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £112,500 £83,500
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +13.64% -

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Wokingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wokingham.

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Wokingham

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Wokingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wokingham citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wokingham citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wokingham 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Test Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
1 1 (33.33%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (33.33%) Legacy Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Agile Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Resilience Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Test Management
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
1 1 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ISTQB
1 2 (66.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Workday