Hybrid/Remote Test Automation Developer Job Trends

Automation Test Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Automation Test Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 455 475
Rank change year-on-year +79 +20 +294
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Developer 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.021% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.022% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.14%
75th Percentile £81,250 - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £63,750 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,301 18,135 19,740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 96.44% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,124 11,360 16,118
10th Percentile £29,825 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -

Test Automation Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Test Automation Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Test Automation Developer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Test Automation Developer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Test Automation Developer job vacancies

Test Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 9 December 2025, Test Automation Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Test Automation Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Test Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft