Hybrid/Remote Test Automation Job Trends

Automated Testing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Test Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 71 85
Rank change year-on-year +10 +14 -37
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 626 637 949
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.81% 4.25% 3.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 4.47% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 361 412 737
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,594 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £81,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £91,934
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,107 14,261 25,694
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.79% 95.09% 92.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,144 8,729 21,335
10th Percentile £30,991 £36,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,550 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Test Automation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Test Automation
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Test Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Test Automation over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

Test Automation salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Test Automation
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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (2.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 6 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.64%) Apache
3 4 (0.64%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.64%) CMS
3 4 (0.64%) Confluence
3 4 (0.64%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.48%) JBoss
4 3 (0.48%) nginx
4 3 (0.48%) WordPress
5 2 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (0.32%) Chatbot
1 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 37 (5.91%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.32%) Hyperion Planning
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.16%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 264 (42.17%) Azure
2 198 (31.63%) AWS
3 155 (24.76%) GitHub
4 138 (22.04%) Azure DevOps
5 94 (15.02%) GCP
6 76 (12.14%) SaaS
7 71 (11.34%) GitHub Copilot
8 51 (8.15%) Amazon EKS
9 49 (7.83%) Serverless
10 48 (7.67%) GitHub Actions
11 35 (5.59%) Entra ID
11 35 (5.59%) Power Platform
12 33 (5.27%) OCI
13 32 (5.11%) Azure Data Factory
14 27 (4.31%) Azure Event Grid
15 26 (4.15%) PaaS
15 26 (4.15%) Snowflake
16 19 (3.04%) dbt
16 19 (3.04%) Nutanix
17 17 (2.72%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.44%) CHAP
2 4 (0.64%) 5G
2 4 (0.64%) Broadband
2 4 (0.64%) SD-WAN
2 4 (0.64%) WAN
3 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.32%) HTTP
4 2 (0.32%) Internet
4 2 (0.32%) Network Security
4 2 (0.32%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.32%) VPN
5 1 (0.16%) DNS
5 1 (0.16%) Firewall
5 1 (0.16%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (7.35%) PostgreSQL
2 33 (5.27%) NoSQL
2 33 (5.27%) SQL Server
3 30 (4.79%) MySQL
4 26 (4.15%) Power BI
5 20 (3.19%) MongoDB
6 19 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
7 17 (2.72%) Tableau
8 13 (2.08%) Snowflake Schema
9 11 (1.76%) Relational Database
10 10 (1.60%) Metadata
11 8 (1.28%) MariaDB
12 7 (1.12%) BigQuery
12 7 (1.12%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
14 4 (0.64%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
15 3 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
15 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
15 3 (0.48%) Redis
Development Applications
1 68 (10.86%) Selenium
2 59 (9.42%) JIRA
3 57 (9.11%) Jenkins
4 51 (8.15%) Git
5 49 (7.83%) TeamCity
6 36 (5.75%) Cypress.io
7 35 (5.59%) Oracle Forms
8 21 (3.35%) Postman
9 16 (2.56%) JMeter
10 15 (2.40%) Cucumber
10 15 (2.40%) WebDriver
11 13 (2.08%) GitLab
11 13 (2.08%) SpecFlow
12 11 (1.76%) JUnit
13 8 (1.28%) Storybook
14 7 (1.12%) CircleCI
14 7 (1.12%) MLflow
15 6 (0.96%) REST Assured
15 6 (0.96%) Subversion
15 6 (0.96%) TestRail
General
1 261 (41.69%) Finance
2 182 (29.07%) Social Skills
3 94 (15.02%) Law
4 82 (13.10%) Banking
5 78 (12.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 68 (10.86%) Retail
7 67 (10.70%) Analytical Skills
8 49 (7.83%) Financial Institution
8 49 (7.83%) Public Sector
9 36 (5.75%) Back Office
10 23 (3.67%) Marketing
11 17 (2.72%) Games
12 10 (1.60%) Legal
13 8 (1.28%) Automotive
14 6 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.96%) Electronics
14 6 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.80%) Billing
16 4 (0.64%) Manufacturing
16 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 183 (29.23%) Senior
2 102 (16.29%) Software Engineer
3 83 (13.26%) Lead
4 75 (11.98%) Developer
5 56 (8.95%) QA Engineer
6 46 (7.35%) Test Engineer
7 42 (6.71%) Senior Software Engineer
8 40 (6.39%) Applications Engineer
9 39 (6.23%) Java Engineer
10 37 (5.91%) Cloud Engineer
11 36 (5.75%) Java Software Engineer
12 33 (5.27%) Test Automation Engineer
13 32 (5.11%) QA Automation Engineer
14 30 (4.79%) Automation Engineer
15 27 (4.31%) Senior Developer
16 26 (4.15%) Tester
17 21 (3.35%) Lead Developer
18 20 (3.19%) Full-Stack Engineer
19 19 (3.04%) Analyst
20 18 (2.88%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (13.74%) RESTful
2 79 (12.62%) React
3 59 (9.42%) .NET
4 51 (8.15%) JSON
4 51 (8.15%) Playwright
5 50 (7.99%) REST
6 46 (7.35%) SOAP
7 34 (5.43%) OAuth
8 33 (5.27%) OAuth2
9 30 (4.79%) XML
10 29 (4.63%) Spring
11 27 (4.31%) Node.js
12 25 (3.99%) Lightning Web Components
13 20 (3.19%) Next.js
13 20 (3.19%) Spring Boot
14 19 (3.04%) .NET Framework
15 16 (2.56%) SAML
16 15 (2.40%) CSS
16 15 (2.40%) Entity Framework
17 13 (2.08%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 165 (26.36%) Cloud Native
2 61 (9.74%) Product Ownership
3 37 (5.91%) Enterprise Software
4 22 (3.51%) Management Information System
4 22 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (3.19%) Mobile App
6 19 (3.04%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (2.72%) Blog
7 17 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.08%) GNSS
9 10 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.60%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.60%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.44%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.44%) Satnav
11 8 (1.28%) Onboarding
12 7 (1.12%) Distributed Architecture
12 7 (1.12%) Security Posture
13 6 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 34 (5.43%) Apple iOS
2 32 (5.11%) Android
3 30 (4.79%) Linux
4 11 (1.76%) Unix
5 7 (1.12%) Windows
6 4 (0.64%) CentOS
6 4 (0.64%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.32%) Debian
7 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (53.99%) CI/CD
2 294 (46.96%) Agile
3 241 (38.50%) DevOps
4 195 (31.15%) Mentoring
5 189 (30.19%) Coaching
6 162 (25.88%) Software Engineering
7 152 (24.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 139 (22.20%) Microservices
9 137 (21.88%) Clean Code
10 130 (20.77%) AI
11 124 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
12 111 (17.73%) Asset Management
13 98 (15.65%) Observability
14 92 (14.70%) Analytics
15 88 (14.06%) Deployment Automation
16 72 (11.50%) Fintech
17 70 (11.18%) Full-Stack Development
18 65 (10.38%) Sprint Planning
19 64 (10.22%) Infrastructure as Code
19 64 (10.22%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 183 (29.23%) Java
2 166 (26.52%) Python
3 143 (22.84%) SQL
4 86 (13.74%) TypeScript
5 76 (12.14%) JavaScript
6 48 (7.67%) C#
7 35 (5.59%) PowerShell
8 34 (5.43%) Shell Script
9 33 (5.27%) PL/SQL
10 24 (3.83%) Apex Code
11 19 (3.04%) PHP
12 18 (2.88%) Bicep
13 17 (2.72%) Bash
14 15 (2.40%) Go
15 9 (1.44%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.96%) Delphi
16 6 (0.96%) Kotlin
17 5 (0.80%) Swift
18 4 (0.64%) Perl
19 2 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 49 (7.83%) Degree
2 48 (7.67%) Security Cleared
3 43 (6.87%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.88%) ISTQB
5 18 (2.88%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.40%) CISSP
7 13 (2.08%) CEH
8 12 (1.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 10 (1.60%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.60%) CISA
10 9 (1.44%) CGEIT
10 9 (1.44%) CISM
10 9 (1.44%) FFIEC
10 9 (1.44%) SANS
11 6 (0.96%) CREST Certified
11 6 (0.96%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.96%) OSCP
12 4 (0.64%) ISEB
12 4 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (23.80%) QA
2 44 (7.03%) Accessibility
3 31 (4.95%) GDPR
3 31 (4.95%) NIST
4 26 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.08%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.08%) ISO 22301
6 10 (1.60%) WCAG
7 9 (1.44%) COBIT
7 9 (1.44%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.12%) SLA
9 6 (0.96%) Software Quality Assurance
10 5 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.48%) NCSC
12 1 (0.16%) GRC
12 1 (0.16%) Section 508
12 1 (0.16%) SEPA
System Software
1 62 (9.90%) Docker
2 33 (5.27%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.16%) vSphere
5 1 (0.16%) Xen
Systems Management
1 139 (22.20%) Terraform
2 109 (17.41%) Kubernetes
3 62 (9.90%) Grafana
4 34 (5.43%) Single Sign-On
5 20 (3.19%) Ansible
6 7 (1.12%) Argo
7 4 (0.64%) logstash
8 3 (0.48%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.32%) Control-M
9 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.16%) Packer
10 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 61 (9.74%) Oracle
2 58 (9.27%) Microsoft
3 28 (4.47%) Salesforce
4 23 (3.67%) VMware
5 21 (3.35%) Databricks
6 19 (3.04%) Commvault
7 18 (2.88%) Okta
8 14 (2.24%) Ab Initio
9 8 (1.28%) Google
9 8 (1.28%) SAP
9 8 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.96%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.64%) Workday
12 3 (0.48%) Amplitude
12 3 (0.48%) Foundry
12 3 (0.48%) IBM
13 2 (0.32%) Facebook
13 2 (0.32%) Guidewire
13 2 (0.32%) Hyperion
13 2 (0.32%) Splunk