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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 83 100
Rank change year-on-year +14 +17 -32
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 854 692 695
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.57% 4.25% 2.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.38% 4.56% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 374 319 442
10th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £40,125
25th Percentile £50,468 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,750 £82,751 £71,991
90th Percentile £94,250 £95,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%

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 19,520 15,159 20,523
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.55% 93.09% 87.70%
Number of salaries quoted 14,031 8,684 12,914
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,867 £35,341
25th Percentile £44,852 £40,500 £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 13 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 10 (1.17%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.70%) Apache
4 6 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.70%) Apache Spark
4 6 (0.70%) Jupyter
5 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.47%) CMS
7 3 (0.35%) Camunda
8 2 (0.23%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.59%) Moqups
3 5 (0.59%) Simulink
4 4 (0.47%) Lightworks
5 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 33 (3.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (3.16%) Dynamics GP
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%) Magento
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 414 (48.48%) AWS
2 262 (30.68%) Azure
3 186 (21.78%) SaaS
4 136 (15.93%) GCP
5 67 (7.85%) Azure DevOps
6 59 (6.91%) GitHub
7 58 (6.79%) Amazon EKS
8 54 (6.32%) Serverless
9 33 (3.86%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (3.04%) Power Platform
11 23 (2.69%) Azure AKS
12 20 (2.34%) Azure Service Bus
13 15 (1.76%) Azure Functions
13 15 (1.76%) Entra ID
14 14 (1.64%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.64%) GitHub Copilot
15 13 (1.52%) Microsoft 365
16 12 (1.41%) Azure Key Vault
16 12 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
17 11 (1.29%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.49%) Broadband
2 14 (1.64%) TCP/IP
3 13 (1.52%) SSL
4 8 (0.94%) DNS
5 5 (0.59%) DHCP
5 5 (0.59%) SMS
6 4 (0.47%) CHAP
6 4 (0.47%) Firewall
6 4 (0.47%) LAN
6 4 (0.47%) MQTT
6 4 (0.47%) Network Security
6 4 (0.47%) WAN
6 4 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.35%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.35%) Wireless
7 3 (0.35%) X.509
8 2 (0.23%) 5G
8 2 (0.23%) HTTP
9 1 (0.12%) Diameter Protocol
9 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (10.07%) PostgreSQL
2 55 (6.44%) MongoDB
3 32 (3.75%) SQL Server
4 24 (2.81%) NoSQL
5 23 (2.69%) Relational Database
6 18 (2.11%) BigQuery
7 15 (1.76%) Semantic Layer
8 14 (1.64%) Amazon Athena
8 14 (1.64%) Data Lake
9 13 (1.52%) Power BI
10 10 (1.17%) Metadata
10 10 (1.17%) MySQL
11 9 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (1.05%) Oracle Database
12 8 (0.94%) Redis
13 7 (0.82%) Big Data
13 7 (0.82%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.70%) Parquet
15 5 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 87 (10.19%) Git
2 62 (7.26%) TeamCity
3 51 (5.97%) GitLab
4 49 (5.74%) Selenium
5 47 (5.50%) Jenkins
6 34 (3.98%) Cypress.io
7 30 (3.51%) JIRA
8 26 (3.04%) Postman
9 16 (1.87%) JUnit
10 14 (1.64%) Cucumber
11 9 (1.05%) Bitbucket
11 9 (1.05%) JMeter
12 8 (0.94%) Crashlytics
12 8 (0.94%) SpecFlow
12 8 (0.94%) XCTest
13 7 (0.82%) TestRail
14 6 (0.70%) Gatling
14 6 (0.70%) NUnit
14 6 (0.70%) SonarQube
14 6 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 269 (31.50%) Social Skills
2 193 (22.60%) Finance
3 145 (16.98%) Law
4 124 (14.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 122 (14.29%) Banking
6 97 (11.36%) Analytical Skills
7 89 (10.42%) Legal
7 89 (10.42%) Public Sector
8 86 (10.07%) Retail
9 52 (6.09%) Financial Institution
10 49 (5.74%) Back Office
11 42 (4.92%) Marketing
12 36 (4.22%) Games
13 20 (2.34%) Electronics
13 20 (2.34%) Manufacturing
14 17 (1.99%) Aerospace
14 17 (1.99%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.29%) Investment Banking
15 11 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 240 (28.10%) Senior
2 144 (16.86%) Lead
3 135 (15.81%) Software Engineer
4 104 (12.18%) Developer
5 56 (6.56%) Test Engineer
6 49 (5.74%) Senior Manager
6 49 (5.74%) Testing Manager
7 48 (5.62%) IT Manager
7 48 (5.62%) IT Services Manager
7 48 (5.62%) Resilience Manager
7 48 (5.62%) Service Manager
8 44 (5.15%) DevOps Engineer
9 40 (4.68%) Engineering Manager
9 40 (4.68%) Software Manager
10 36 (4.22%) Senior Developer
10 36 (4.22%) Software Engineering Manager
11 34 (3.98%) Java Engineer
12 33 (3.86%) QA Engineer
12 33 (3.86%) Senior DevOps
13 32 (3.75%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (14.75%) Terraform
2 99 (11.59%) React
3 69 (8.08%) REST
4 68 (7.96%) Node.js
4 68 (7.96%) Spring
5 59 (6.91%) Playwright
6 56 (6.56%) .NET
7 50 (5.85%) RESTful
8 48 (5.62%) Middleware
9 31 (3.63%) Spring Boot
10 29 (3.40%) AngularJS
11 28 (3.28%) CSS
12 21 (2.46%) HTML
13 20 (2.34%) Next.js
14 18 (2.11%) Django
14 18 (2.11%) React Native
15 17 (1.99%) OAuth
16 16 (1.87%) OAuth2
16 16 (1.87%) PySpark
16 16 (1.87%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 187 (21.90%) Cloud Native
2 139 (16.28%) Product Ownership
3 60 (7.03%) Distributed Systems
4 57 (6.67%) Virtual Team
5 52 (6.09%) Cyber Threat
6 41 (4.80%) Blog
7 39 (4.57%) Mobile App
8 37 (4.33%) Low-Code
9 32 (3.75%) Public Cloud
10 31 (3.63%) Video\Live Streaming
11 27 (3.16%) Legacy Systems
11 27 (3.16%) Marketing Technology
12 20 (2.34%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.64%) Algorithms
15 13 (1.52%) AI Agents
16 12 (1.41%) Embedded Systems
17 11 (1.29%) Data Structures
17 11 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
18 10 (1.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.14%) Linux
2 43 (5.04%) Windows
3 31 (3.63%) Unix
4 27 (3.16%) Android
4 27 (3.16%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.47%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.35%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.35%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.23%) CentOS
7 2 (0.23%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.12%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 500 (58.55%) CI/CD
2 370 (43.33%) Agile
3 348 (40.75%) Software Engineering
4 334 (39.11%) DevOps
5 325 (38.06%) Mentoring
6 284 (33.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 214 (25.06%) AI
8 196 (22.95%) Problem-Solving
9 152 (17.80%) Software Testing
10 149 (17.45%) Coaching
11 140 (16.39%) Microservices
12 130 (15.22%) Test Strategy
13 129 (15.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 128 (14.99%) Technical Leadership
15 115 (13.47%) Clean Code
16 114 (13.35%) Infrastructure as Code
17 113 (13.23%) Full-Stack Development
17 113 (13.23%) Observability
18 107 (12.53%) Validation
19 103 (12.06%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 255 (29.86%) Python
2 234 (27.40%) Java
3 170 (19.91%) JavaScript
4 141 (16.51%) TypeScript
5 134 (15.69%) C#
6 111 (13.00%) SQL
7 63 (7.38%) PowerShell
8 49 (5.74%) Go
9 22 (2.58%) Bash
10 21 (2.46%) Kotlin
11 15 (1.76%) C++
12 13 (1.52%) DataWeave
13 11 (1.29%) PHP
13 11 (1.29%) Swift
14 10 (1.17%) Rust
15 9 (1.05%) C
16 8 (0.94%) Clojure
17 6 (0.70%) Bicep
18 5 (0.59%) Scala
18 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (10.89%) Security Cleared
2 73 (8.55%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.21%) Degree
3 53 (6.21%) ITIL Certification
4 52 (6.09%) CISM
4 52 (6.09%) CISSP
5 30 (3.51%) ISTQB
6 16 (1.87%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (0.94%) DBS Check
9 5 (0.59%) CISA
10 4 (0.47%) CGEIT
10 4 (0.47%) CREST Certified
10 4 (0.47%) FFIEC
10 4 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.47%) OSCP
10 4 (0.47%) SANS
11 3 (0.35%) AWS Certified Developer
11 3 (0.35%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 205 (24.00%) QA
2 77 (9.02%) Accessibility
3 54 (6.32%) NIST
4 48 (5.62%) ISO 22301
5 41 (4.80%) Data Quality
6 19 (2.22%) WCAG
7 15 (1.76%) GDPR
8 11 (1.29%) GRC
9 5 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.47%) COBIT
10 4 (0.47%) SLA
10 4 (0.47%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.35%) ECSS
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 9001
13 1 (0.12%) ITGC
System Software
1 96 (11.24%) Docker
2 7 (0.82%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.59%) Firmware
4 1 (0.12%) KVM
4 1 (0.12%) QEMU
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 138 (16.16%) Kubernetes
2 70 (8.20%) Grafana
3 16 (1.87%) Argo
4 13 (1.52%) Ansible
4 13 (1.52%) CloudHub
5 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.12%) Consul
6 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.12%) Kibana
6 1 (0.12%) MIIS
6 1 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 77 (9.02%) Microsoft
2 25 (2.93%) Salesforce
3 21 (2.46%) Oracle
4 19 (2.22%) ServiceNow
5 16 (1.87%) Databricks
6 15 (1.76%) SAP
7 14 (1.64%) MuleSoft
8 12 (1.41%) Pega
9 10 (1.17%) Braze
9 10 (1.17%) Google
10 8 (0.94%) Amplitude
10 8 (0.94%) IFS
11 7 (0.82%) VMware
12 5 (0.59%) dotdigital
13 4 (0.47%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (0.47%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.47%) Zscaler
14 3 (0.35%) Sage
14 3 (0.35%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.35%) YouTube