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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 82 | 96 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +14 | -24 |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Automation | 938 | 679 | 625 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 3.69% | 4.17% | 3.10% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.57% | 4.45% | 3.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 424 | 286 | 355 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,488 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £83,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,875 | £95,000 | £86,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 20,523 | 15,258 | 17,763 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 80.67% | 93.67% | 87.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14,467 | 8,350 | 10,724 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £29,750 | £35,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,835 | £40,000 | £45,613 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £61,754 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -6.89% | -1.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,793 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.50% | -8.68% | - |
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 Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 21 October 2026.
Test Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 58.6% | 550 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 43.8% | 411 |
| 3 | Agile | 40.4% | 379 |
| 4 | DevOps | 39.3% | 369 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 38.1% | 357 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 32.9% | 309 |
| 7 | AI | 27.3% | 256 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 22.1% | 207 |
| 9 | Coaching | 19.2% | 180 |
| 10 | Microservices | 16.4% | 154 |
| 11 | Software Testing | 16.3% | 153 |
| 12 | Technical Leadership | 15.9% | 149 |
| 13 | Test Strategy | 13.3% | 125 |
| 13 | Validation | 13.3% | 125 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Engagement | 13.0% | 122 |
| 16 | Clean Code | 12.9% | 121 |
| 17 | Infrastructure as Code | 12.8% | 120 |
| 17 | Observability | 12.8% | 120 |
| 19 | Deployment Automation | 12.7% | 119 |
| 20 | Code Quality | 11.4% | 107 |