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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 81 97
Rank change year-on-year +12 +16 -27
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 857 687 708
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.50% 4.22% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.30% 4.53% 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 388 308 429
10th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £71,991
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £85,000
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 19,914 15,166 20,533
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.38% 93.21% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,271 8,607 12,553
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,903 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 20 September 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 16 (1.87%) Confluence
2 13 (1.52%) Anypoint
2 13 (1.52%) Mule
3 9 (1.05%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.82%) Apache
4 7 (0.82%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.70%) CMS
5 6 (0.70%) Jupyter
6 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.47%) Camunda
8 3 (0.35%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.23%) WordPress
10 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.70%) Moqups
3 6 (0.70%) Simulink
4 5 (0.58%) Lightworks
5 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 34 (3.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (3.15%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.23%) Magento
3 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.23%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.12%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 403 (47.02%) AWS
2 265 (30.92%) Azure
3 193 (22.52%) SaaS
4 134 (15.64%) GCP
5 67 (7.82%) Azure DevOps
6 65 (7.58%) Amazon EKS
7 55 (6.42%) GitHub
8 53 (6.18%) Serverless
9 32 (3.73%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (3.27%) Power Platform
11 23 (2.68%) Azure AKS
12 21 (2.45%) Azure Service Bus
13 17 (1.98%) Azure Functions
14 16 (1.87%) Amazon S3
15 14 (1.63%) GitHub Copilot
16 13 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
16 13 (1.52%) Entra ID
16 13 (1.52%) Microsoft 365
17 12 (1.40%) AWS Lambda
18 11 (1.28%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.30%) Broadband
2 14 (1.63%) TCP/IP
3 13 (1.52%) SSL
4 8 (0.93%) DNS
5 6 (0.70%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.58%) DHCP
6 5 (0.58%) MQTT
6 5 (0.58%) SMS
7 4 (0.47%) Firewall
7 4 (0.47%) LAN
7 4 (0.47%) Network Security
7 4 (0.47%) WAN
7 4 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.47%) Wireless
8 3 (0.35%) CHAP
8 3 (0.35%) X.509
9 2 (0.23%) 5G
9 2 (0.23%) HTTP
10 1 (0.12%) Diameter Protocol
10 1 (0.12%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (9.80%) PostgreSQL
2 49 (5.72%) MongoDB
3 33 (3.85%) SQL Server
4 23 (2.68%) NoSQL
4 23 (2.68%) Relational Database
5 18 (2.10%) BigQuery
6 15 (1.75%) Data Lake
6 15 (1.75%) Semantic Layer
7 14 (1.63%) Amazon Athena
7 14 (1.63%) Power BI
8 11 (1.28%) MySQL
9 10 (1.17%) Metadata
9 10 (1.17%) Redis
10 9 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (1.05%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.82%) Big Data
11 7 (0.82%) DynamoDB
11 7 (0.82%) Parquet
12 5 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 90 (10.50%) Git
2 68 (7.93%) TeamCity
3 54 (6.30%) GitLab
4 49 (5.72%) Selenium
5 44 (5.13%) Jenkins
6 35 (4.08%) Cypress.io
7 30 (3.50%) JIRA
8 28 (3.27%) Postman
9 17 (1.98%) JUnit
10 14 (1.63%) Cucumber
11 9 (1.05%) JMeter
12 8 (0.93%) Bitbucket
12 8 (0.93%) SpecFlow
13 6 (0.70%) Appium
13 6 (0.70%) Gatling
13 6 (0.70%) NUnit
13 6 (0.70%) SonarQube
13 6 (0.70%) Storybook
13 6 (0.70%) TestRail
13 6 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 268 (31.27%) Social Skills
2 198 (23.10%) Finance
3 149 (17.39%) Law
4 129 (15.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 125 (14.59%) Banking
6 103 (12.02%) Analytical Skills
7 94 (10.97%) Public Sector
8 92 (10.74%) Retail
9 87 (10.15%) Legal
10 55 (6.42%) Financial Institution
11 53 (6.18%) Back Office
12 44 (5.13%) Marketing
13 30 (3.50%) Games
14 24 (2.80%) Manufacturing
15 20 (2.33%) Electronics
16 19 (2.22%) Aerospace
17 18 (2.10%) Telecoms
18 11 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
19 10 (1.17%) Investment Banking
20 8 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 231 (26.95%) Senior
2 143 (16.69%) Lead
3 142 (16.57%) Software Engineer
4 103 (12.02%) Developer
5 58 (6.77%) Test Engineer
6 49 (5.72%) Senior Manager
6 49 (5.72%) Testing Manager
7 48 (5.60%) IT Manager
7 48 (5.60%) IT Services Manager
7 48 (5.60%) Resilience Manager
7 48 (5.60%) Service Manager
8 44 (5.13%) DevOps Engineer
9 39 (4.55%) Software Manager
10 38 (4.43%) Engineering Manager
11 34 (3.97%) Software Engineering Manager
12 33 (3.85%) Java Engineer
12 33 (3.85%) Senior Developer
13 32 (3.73%) QA Engineer
13 32 (3.73%) Senior DevOps
14 31 (3.62%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 131 (15.29%) Terraform
2 94 (10.97%) React
3 70 (8.17%) Node.js
4 65 (7.58%) Spring
5 64 (7.47%) REST
6 62 (7.23%) Playwright
7 59 (6.88%) .NET
8 52 (6.07%) RESTful
9 49 (5.72%) Middleware
10 31 (3.62%) CSS
11 30 (3.50%) AngularJS
12 28 (3.27%) Spring Boot
13 23 (2.68%) HTML
14 22 (2.57%) Next.js
15 18 (2.10%) OAuth
16 17 (1.98%) React Native
17 16 (1.87%) JWT
17 16 (1.87%) OAuth2
17 16 (1.87%) PySpark
17 16 (1.87%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 195 (22.75%) Cloud Native
2 135 (15.75%) Product Ownership
3 57 (6.65%) Distributed Systems
3 57 (6.65%) Virtual Team
4 52 (6.07%) Cyber Threat
5 43 (5.02%) Blog
6 36 (4.20%) Mobile App
7 33 (3.85%) Low-Code
8 32 (3.73%) Public Cloud
9 28 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
10 27 (3.15%) Marketing Technology
11 25 (2.92%) Video\Live Streaming
12 18 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (2.10%) Greenfield Project
13 14 (1.63%) Embedded Systems
14 13 (1.52%) AI Agents
15 10 (1.17%) Data Structures
16 9 (1.05%) Onboarding
16 9 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
17 8 (0.93%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 59 (6.88%) Linux
2 47 (5.48%) Windows
3 33 (3.85%) Unix
4 28 (3.27%) Android
5 25 (2.92%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.47%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (0.47%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.35%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.23%) CentOS
8 2 (0.23%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.12%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 509 (59.39%) CI/CD
2 366 (42.71%) Agile
3 350 (40.84%) Software Engineering
4 343 (40.02%) DevOps
5 330 (38.51%) Mentoring
6 279 (32.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 211 (24.62%) AI
8 197 (22.99%) Problem-Solving
9 157 (18.32%) Coaching
10 148 (17.27%) Software Testing
11 143 (16.69%) Microservices
12 131 (15.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 131 (15.29%) Technical Leadership
13 126 (14.70%) Test Strategy
14 114 (13.30%) Clean Code
15 109 (12.72%) Infrastructure as Code
15 109 (12.72%) Observability
16 105 (12.25%) Validation
17 104 (12.14%) Enterprise Architecture
18 103 (12.02%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 251 (29.29%) Python
2 235 (27.42%) Java
3 171 (19.95%) JavaScript
4 143 (16.69%) TypeScript
5 141 (16.45%) C#
6 112 (13.07%) SQL
7 63 (7.35%) PowerShell
8 43 (5.02%) Go
9 22 (2.57%) Bash
10 19 (2.22%) Kotlin
11 17 (1.98%) C++
12 13 (1.52%) DataWeave
13 12 (1.40%) PHP
14 11 (1.28%) Rust
15 10 (1.17%) C
16 8 (0.93%) Clojure
16 8 (0.93%) Swift
17 7 (0.82%) Bicep
18 6 (0.70%) MATLAB
18 6 (0.70%) Scala
Qualifications
1 95 (11.09%) Security Cleared
2 75 (8.75%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.18%) ITIL Certification
4 52 (6.07%) Degree
5 51 (5.95%) CISM
5 51 (5.95%) CISSP
6 30 (3.50%) ISTQB
7 15 (1.75%) DV Cleared
8 14 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.47%) CISA
11 4 (0.47%) CREST Certified
11 4 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.47%) OSCP
12 3 (0.35%) CGEIT
12 3 (0.35%) FFIEC
12 3 (0.35%) ICAEW
12 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.35%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 199 (23.22%) QA
2 76 (8.87%) Accessibility
3 53 (6.18%) NIST
4 48 (5.60%) ISO 22301
5 41 (4.78%) Data Quality
6 22 (2.57%) WCAG
7 14 (1.63%) GDPR
8 9 (1.05%) GRC
9 5 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.47%) ECSS
10 4 (0.47%) SLA
10 4 (0.47%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.35%) COBIT
11 3 (0.35%) PERC
12 2 (0.23%) EMIR
12 2 (0.23%) PMO
13 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
13 1 (0.12%) ISAE 3402
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.12%) ITGC
System Software
1 95 (11.09%) Docker
2 7 (0.82%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.58%) Firmware
4 1 (0.12%) KVM
4 1 (0.12%) QEMU
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 142 (16.57%) Kubernetes
2 77 (8.98%) Grafana
3 16 (1.87%) Argo
4 13 (1.52%) Ansible
4 13 (1.52%) CloudHub
5 9 (1.05%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.23%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.12%) Consul
8 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.12%) Kibana
8 1 (0.12%) MIIS
8 1 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 78 (9.10%) Microsoft
2 25 (2.92%) Salesforce
3 21 (2.45%) Oracle
4 20 (2.33%) ServiceNow
5 17 (1.98%) Databricks
5 17 (1.98%) SAP
6 15 (1.75%) MuleSoft
7 12 (1.40%) Pega
8 10 (1.17%) Google
9 8 (0.93%) IFS
10 7 (0.82%) Braze
10 7 (0.82%) VMware
11 5 (0.58%) Amplitude
11 5 (0.58%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.47%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (0.47%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.47%) Xilinx
12 4 (0.47%) Zscaler
13 3 (0.35%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.35%) YouTube