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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 68 98
Rank change year-on-year +10 +30 -46
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 739 745 953
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.90% 5.12% 2.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.71% 5.40% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 406 387 746
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £38,125
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £80,000
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 15,706 13,805 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 94.87% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 11,181 8,074 23,429
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,231 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -9.84%

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 26 May 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 9 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
1 9 (1.22%) Confluence
2 8 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.95%) Apache
4 5 (0.68%) CMS
4 5 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.54%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.41%) nginx
7 2 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.27%) JBoss
7 2 (0.27%) Mule
7 2 (0.27%) WordPress
8 1 (0.14%) Camunda
8 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.14%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (1.35%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.54%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.27%) Towers Watson Igloo
6 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 309 (41.81%) AWS
2 243 (32.88%) Azure
3 127 (17.19%) GCP
4 106 (14.34%) Azure DevOps
5 93 (12.58%) GitHub
6 71 (9.61%) Serverless
7 65 (8.80%) SaaS
8 58 (7.85%) Amazon EKS
9 45 (6.09%) GitHub Actions
10 32 (4.33%) Power Platform
11 27 (3.65%) Azure Service Bus
12 25 (3.38%) Azure AKS
12 25 (3.38%) Entra ID
12 25 (3.38%) GitHub Copilot
13 19 (2.57%) Amazon S3
13 19 (2.57%) Azure Event Grid
14 18 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
14 18 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
15 16 (2.17%) AWS CloudFormation
15 16 (2.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (6.09%) Broadband
2 11 (1.49%) CHAP
3 5 (0.68%) DNS
3 5 (0.68%) SMS
4 3 (0.41%) Firewall
4 3 (0.41%) VPN
5 2 (0.27%) Network Security
5 2 (0.27%) PuTTY
5 2 (0.27%) SSL
6 1 (0.14%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (11.37%) PostgreSQL
2 59 (7.98%) MongoDB
3 33 (4.47%) NoSQL
4 26 (3.52%) SQL Server
5 18 (2.44%) MySQL
6 15 (2.03%) Metadata
7 13 (1.76%) Power BI
8 12 (1.62%) BigQuery
9 11 (1.49%) DynamoDB
9 11 (1.49%) Relational Database
10 8 (1.08%) Oracle Database
10 8 (1.08%) Semantic Layer
11 7 (0.95%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.81%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (0.81%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.68%) Spark SQL
13 5 (0.68%) Tableau
14 4 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.54%) Redis
Development Applications
1 57 (7.71%) TeamCity
2 53 (7.17%) Selenium
3 50 (6.77%) Git
4 47 (6.36%) Jenkins
5 43 (5.82%) JIRA
6 36 (4.87%) GitLab
7 32 (4.33%) Cypress.io
8 22 (2.98%) JMeter
9 20 (2.71%) Postman
10 13 (1.76%) Crashlytics
10 13 (1.76%) Oracle Forms
10 13 (1.76%) REST Assured
10 13 (1.76%) XCTest
11 12 (1.62%) Cucumber
11 12 (1.62%) SpecFlow
12 10 (1.35%) WebDriver
13 8 (1.08%) Appium
14 7 (0.95%) MLflow
14 7 (0.95%) TestRail
15 6 (0.81%) Locust
General
1 206 (27.88%) Finance
2 191 (25.85%) Social Skills
3 114 (15.43%) Banking
4 105 (14.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 99 (13.40%) Law
6 85 (11.50%) Public Sector
6 85 (11.50%) Retail
7 55 (7.44%) Analytical Skills
8 52 (7.04%) Financial Institution
9 42 (5.68%) Back Office
10 37 (5.01%) Games
11 20 (2.71%) Legal
11 20 (2.71%) Manufacturing
12 18 (2.44%) Marketing
13 17 (2.30%) Electronics
14 10 (1.35%) Investment Banking
15 8 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (0.68%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 211 (28.55%) Senior
2 121 (16.37%) Lead
3 120 (16.24%) Software Engineer
4 83 (11.23%) Developer
5 71 (9.61%) Test Engineer
6 51 (6.90%) QA Engineer
7 48 (6.50%) Java Engineer
7 48 (6.50%) Senior Software Engineer
8 39 (5.28%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 37 (5.01%) Senior Developer
10 35 (4.74%) Java Software Engineer
11 31 (4.19%) Test Automation Engineer
12 29 (3.92%) DevOps Engineer
12 29 (3.92%) QA Automation Engineer
13 28 (3.79%) Engineering Manager
13 28 (3.79%) Software Manager
13 28 (3.79%) Tester
14 26 (3.52%) Automation Engineer
14 26 (3.52%) Software Engineering Manager
15 24 (3.25%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (13.80%) React
2 67 (9.07%) REST
3 64 (8.66%) RESTful
4 63 (8.53%) .NET
5 62 (8.39%) Playwright
6 54 (7.31%) Spring
7 53 (7.17%) Node.js
8 29 (3.92%) Spring Boot
9 25 (3.38%) JSON
10 23 (3.11%) AngularJS
11 21 (2.84%) Next.js
12 20 (2.71%) React Native
13 19 (2.57%) AWS CDK
14 17 (2.30%) HTML
14 17 (2.30%) SOAP
15 16 (2.17%) CSS
15 16 (2.17%) XML
16 15 (2.03%) Kafka
16 15 (2.03%) OAuth
17 14 (1.89%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 173 (23.41%) Cloud Native
2 100 (13.53%) Product Ownership
3 40 (5.41%) Mobile App
4 30 (4.06%) Distributed Systems
5 29 (3.92%) Low-Code
6 27 (3.65%) Greenfield Project
7 23 (3.11%) Management Information System
7 23 (3.11%) Video\Live Streaming
8 20 (2.71%) Blog
8 20 (2.71%) Public Cloud
9 18 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 16 (2.17%) Onboarding
11 12 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.35%) Algorithms
13 10 (1.35%) Embedded Systems
13 10 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.22%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.22%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 51 (6.90%) Linux
2 49 (6.63%) Apple iOS
3 39 (5.28%) Android
4 24 (3.25%) Unix
5 18 (2.44%) Windows
6 3 (0.41%) CentOS
7 2 (0.27%) Debian
7 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 418 (56.56%) CI/CD
2 339 (45.87%) Agile
3 243 (32.88%) DevOps
4 233 (31.53%) Mentoring
5 221 (29.91%) Software Engineering
6 200 (27.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 160 (21.65%) Coaching
8 157 (21.24%) Microservices
9 153 (20.70%) Problem-Solving
10 143 (19.35%) AI
11 139 (18.81%) Clean Code
12 129 (17.46%) Observability
13 126 (17.05%) Infrastructure as Code
14 117 (15.83%) Full-Stack Development
15 98 (13.26%) Deployment Automation
16 92 (12.45%) Test Strategy
17 87 (11.77%) Software Testing
18 85 (11.50%) Technical Leadership
19 81 (10.96%) Fintech
19 81 (10.96%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 231 (31.26%) Java
2 182 (24.63%) Python
3 115 (15.56%) SQL
4 100 (13.53%) JavaScript
5 97 (13.13%) TypeScript
6 67 (9.07%) C#
7 36 (4.87%) Go
8 26 (3.52%) PowerShell
9 25 (3.38%) Bash
10 17 (2.30%) Kotlin
11 15 (2.03%) Apex Code
12 14 (1.89%) Swift
13 13 (1.76%) PL/SQL
14 12 (1.62%) Shell Script
15 11 (1.49%) Bicep
16 9 (1.22%) T-SQL
17 7 (0.95%) PHP
18 6 (0.81%) C++
18 6 (0.81%) Clojure
19 5 (0.68%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 63 (8.53%) Security Cleared
2 60 (8.12%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.63%) Degree
4 25 (3.38%) ISTQB
5 17 (2.30%) CISSP
6 14 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.49%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.49%) CGEIT
7 11 (1.49%) CISA
7 11 (1.49%) CISM
7 11 (1.49%) FFIEC
7 11 (1.49%) SANS
8 10 (1.35%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.22%) CEH
10 8 (1.08%) CREST Certified
10 8 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (1.08%) OSCP
11 7 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.68%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.68%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (24.22%) QA
2 65 (8.80%) Accessibility
3 30 (4.06%) GDPR
4 26 (3.52%) Data Quality
5 23 (3.11%) NIST
6 15 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.49%) COBIT
7 11 (1.49%) GRC
8 9 (1.22%) ISO 22301
8 9 (1.22%) WCAG
9 8 (1.08%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.41%) PERC
13 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.14%) MiFID
13 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.14%) Solvency II
System Software
1 75 (10.15%) Docker
2 12 (1.62%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.14%) Xen
Systems Management
1 148 (20.03%) Terraform
2 130 (17.59%) Kubernetes
3 71 (9.61%) Grafana
4 21 (2.84%) Argo
5 16 (2.17%) Ansible
6 11 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.41%) logstash
9 2 (0.27%) CloudHub
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.27%) MIIS
10 1 (0.14%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.14%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 70 (9.47%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.01%) Oracle
3 24 (3.25%) Salesforce
4 23 (3.11%) Databricks
5 15 (2.03%) Braze
5 15 (2.03%) VMware
6 13 (1.76%) Amplitude
6 13 (1.76%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.62%) Commvault
8 11 (1.49%) SAP
9 9 (1.22%) Google
10 7 (0.95%) OpenAI
11 6 (0.81%) IFS
12 5 (0.68%) Ab Initio
12 5 (0.68%) dotdigital
12 5 (0.68%) Okta
13 4 (0.54%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (0.54%) Workday
14 3 (0.41%) Dynatrace
14 3 (0.41%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud