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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 74 109
Rank change year-on-year +8 +35 -56
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 747 741 904
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.64% 4.71% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 5.01% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 401 370 692
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,468 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £82,500 £81,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +8.70% -11.54%

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 16,900 14,802 29,888
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.24% 94.02% 89.09%
Number of salaries quoted 12,326 8,674 23,017
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,938 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.12%

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 28 June 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 10 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
2 9 (1.20%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.07%) Apache
3 8 (1.07%) Confluence
4 6 (0.80%) Anypoint
4 6 (0.80%) CMS
4 6 (0.80%) Mule
5 5 (0.67%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.27%) Camunda
7 2 (0.27%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.27%) JBoss
7 2 (0.27%) WordPress
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
8 1 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.13%) SAS
8 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.27%) Lightworks
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.27%) Simulink
4 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.27%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.13%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 364 (48.73%) AWS
2 212 (28.38%) Azure
3 139 (18.61%) GCP
4 76 (10.17%) Serverless
5 73 (9.77%) Azure DevOps
6 70 (9.37%) SaaS
7 60 (8.03%) Amazon EKS
8 59 (7.90%) GitHub
9 36 (4.82%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (3.75%) Power Platform
11 23 (3.08%) Azure Service Bus
12 20 (2.68%) Azure AKS
13 18 (2.41%) Amazon S3
13 18 (2.41%) AWS Lambda
14 17 (2.28%) AWS CloudFormation
15 15 (2.01%) Entra ID
15 15 (2.01%) PaaS
16 14 (1.87%) Firebase
16 14 (1.87%) Stripe
16 14 (1.87%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 69 (9.24%) Broadband
2 9 (1.20%) CHAP
3 6 (0.80%) DNS
3 6 (0.80%) SSL
4 5 (0.67%) SMS
5 4 (0.54%) Firewall
6 3 (0.40%) Network Security
6 3 (0.40%) VPN
7 2 (0.27%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.27%) MQTT
7 2 (0.27%) Wireless
8 1 (0.13%) DHCP
8 1 (0.13%) HTTP
8 1 (0.13%) LAN
8 1 (0.13%) PuTTY
8 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.13%) WAN
8 1 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (12.05%) PostgreSQL
2 66 (8.84%) MongoDB
3 33 (4.42%) NoSQL
4 25 (3.35%) SQL Server
5 18 (2.41%) MySQL
6 17 (2.28%) BigQuery
7 15 (2.01%) Semantic Layer
8 11 (1.47%) DynamoDB
8 11 (1.47%) Metadata
8 11 (1.47%) Oracle Database
8 11 (1.47%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.34%) Power BI
10 7 (0.94%) Amazon Athena
11 5 (0.67%) Spark SQL
12 4 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.54%) Big Data
12 4 (0.54%) Redis
13 3 (0.40%) Amazon Aurora
13 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.40%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 59 (7.90%) TeamCity
2 51 (6.83%) Git
3 48 (6.43%) Selenium
4 46 (6.16%) Jenkins
5 38 (5.09%) GitLab
6 28 (3.75%) JIRA
7 26 (3.48%) Cypress.io
8 24 (3.21%) Postman
9 21 (2.81%) JMeter
10 17 (2.28%) Cucumber
11 14 (1.87%) Crashlytics
11 14 (1.87%) SpecFlow
11 14 (1.87%) XCTest
12 11 (1.47%) REST Assured
13 9 (1.20%) WebDriver
14 8 (1.07%) Claude Code
14 8 (1.07%) JUnit
15 7 (0.94%) Appium
15 7 (0.94%) XCUITest
16 6 (0.80%) TestRail
General
1 190 (25.44%) Social Skills
2 176 (23.56%) Finance
3 118 (15.80%) Banking
4 109 (14.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 99 (13.25%) Public Sector
6 94 (12.58%) Law
7 83 (11.11%) Retail
8 50 (6.69%) Analytical Skills
8 50 (6.69%) Financial Institution
9 48 (6.43%) Games
10 42 (5.62%) Back Office
11 23 (3.08%) Manufacturing
12 20 (2.68%) Legal
13 19 (2.54%) Marketing
14 11 (1.47%) Electronics
14 11 (1.47%) Investment Banking
15 9 (1.20%) Legal Technology
16 7 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 217 (29.05%) Senior
2 136 (18.21%) Software Engineer
3 125 (16.73%) Lead
4 96 (12.85%) Developer
5 59 (7.90%) Test Engineer
6 50 (6.69%) Java Engineer
6 50 (6.69%) Senior Software Engineer
7 41 (5.49%) QA Engineer
8 40 (5.35%) Senior Developer
9 39 (5.22%) DevOps Engineer
9 39 (5.22%) Engineering Manager
10 36 (4.82%) Software Manager
11 35 (4.69%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 35 (4.69%) Java Software Engineer
12 33 (4.42%) Software Engineering Manager
13 30 (4.02%) Senior DevOps
14 28 (3.75%) Architect
14 28 (3.75%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 26 (3.48%) Test Automation Engineer
15 26 (3.48%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (12.72%) React
2 63 (8.43%) Spring
3 62 (8.30%) .NET
4 61 (8.17%) Node.js
5 59 (7.90%) RESTful
6 57 (7.63%) Playwright
6 57 (7.63%) REST
7 31 (4.15%) Spring Boot
8 25 (3.35%) AngularJS
9 22 (2.95%) AWS CDK
10 19 (2.54%) Next.js
11 18 (2.41%) CSS
11 18 (2.41%) HTML
11 18 (2.41%) React Native
12 15 (2.01%) Kafka
12 15 (2.01%) SwiftUI
13 14 (1.87%) UIKit
14 13 (1.74%) Django
15 12 (1.61%) JSON
15 12 (1.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 187 (25.03%) Cloud Native
2 105 (14.06%) Product Ownership
3 45 (6.02%) Distributed Systems
4 38 (5.09%) Mobile App
5 37 (4.95%) Low-Code
6 32 (4.28%) Greenfield Project
6 32 (4.28%) Video\Live Streaming
7 27 (3.61%) Public Cloud
8 21 (2.81%) Management Information System
9 19 (2.54%) Blog
9 19 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
10 17 (2.28%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.87%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (1.47%) Cyberattack
12 11 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.34%) Algorithms
14 9 (1.20%) Embedded Systems
14 9 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 60 (8.03%) Linux
2 42 (5.62%) Apple iOS
3 32 (4.28%) Windows
4 31 (4.15%) Unix
5 30 (4.02%) Android
6 2 (0.27%) CentOS
6 2 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.13%) Debian
7 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 448 (59.97%) CI/CD
2 338 (45.25%) Agile
3 268 (35.88%) Mentoring
4 260 (34.81%) Software Engineering
5 233 (31.19%) DevOps
6 207 (27.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 168 (22.49%) Problem-Solving
8 158 (21.15%) Microservices
9 152 (20.35%) AI
9 152 (20.35%) Coaching
10 139 (18.61%) Infrastructure as Code
11 126 (16.87%) Full-Stack Development
12 125 (16.73%) Clean Code
13 124 (16.60%) Observability
14 109 (14.59%) Technical Leadership
15 103 (13.79%) Deployment Automation
16 99 (13.25%) Validation
17 97 (12.99%) Roadmaps
18 93 (12.45%) Software Testing
19 89 (11.91%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 239 (31.99%) Java
2 193 (25.84%) Python
3 106 (14.19%) SQL
4 104 (13.92%) JavaScript
5 91 (12.18%) TypeScript
6 71 (9.50%) C#
7 48 (6.43%) Go
8 23 (3.08%) Bash
9 20 (2.68%) PowerShell
10 17 (2.28%) Kotlin
11 15 (2.01%) Swift
12 9 (1.20%) C++
12 9 (1.20%) PHP
13 8 (1.07%) Clojure
14 7 (0.94%) C
15 6 (0.80%) Apex Code
15 6 (0.80%) DataWeave
16 5 (0.67%) Ruby
16 5 (0.67%) Rust
16 5 (0.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (9.24%) Security Cleared
2 65 (8.70%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.56%) Degree
4 27 (3.61%) ISTQB
5 15 (2.01%) CISSP
6 12 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.20%) CGEIT
8 9 (1.20%) CISA
8 9 (1.20%) CISM
8 9 (1.20%) FFIEC
8 9 (1.20%) SANS
9 7 (0.94%) DBS Check
9 7 (0.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.80%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.80%) CEH
10 6 (0.80%) CREST Certified
10 6 (0.80%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.80%) OSCP
11 5 (0.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (22.62%) QA
2 68 (9.10%) Accessibility
3 30 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 24 (3.21%) GDPR
5 18 (2.41%) NIST
6 12 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.47%) GRC
8 10 (1.34%) WCAG
9 9 (1.20%) COBIT
10 6 (0.80%) ISO 22301
10 6 (0.80%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.80%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.40%) PERC
12 2 (0.27%) ECSS
13 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.13%) MiFID
13 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.13%) SLA
13 1 (0.13%) Solvency II
System Software
1 77 (10.31%) Docker
2 10 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.40%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.13%) Xen
Systems Management
1 134 (17.94%) Terraform
2 132 (17.67%) Kubernetes
3 70 (9.37%) Grafana
4 18 (2.41%) Argo
5 15 (2.01%) Ansible
6 6 (0.80%) CloudHub
7 5 (0.67%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.27%) MIIS
10 1 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.13%) Rundeck
10 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 65 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.35%) Oracle
3 22 (2.95%) ServiceNow
4 19 (2.54%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.28%) Databricks
6 16 (2.14%) Braze
7 14 (1.87%) Amplitude
8 13 (1.74%) VMware
9 11 (1.47%) Google
9 11 (1.47%) Pega
10 9 (1.20%) Commvault
10 9 (1.20%) SAP
11 8 (1.07%) IFS
12 7 (0.94%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.67%) dotdigital
13 5 (0.67%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.54%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (0.54%) HubSpot
15 3 (0.40%) Foundry
15 3 (0.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud