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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 75 106
Rank change year-on-year +14 +31 -51
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 836 758 873
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.92% 4.60% 2.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.74% 4.93% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 405 377 675
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,950 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £76,150
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +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 17,646 15,385 28,336
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.65% 93.30% 88.77%
Number of salaries quoted 12,860 9,109 21,557
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,848 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £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 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.84%

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 15 July 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 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
2 9 (1.08%) Anypoint
2 9 (1.08%) Mule
2 9 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.96%) Apache
3 8 (0.96%) Confluence
4 7 (0.84%) CMS
5 5 (0.60%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.48%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.48%) WordPress
7 2 (0.24%) Camunda
7 2 (0.24%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.24%) JBoss
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.12%) nginx
8 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 8 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.48%) Lightworks
3 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.48%) Simulink
4 3 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.24%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.12%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 417 (49.88%) AWS
2 261 (31.22%) Azure
3 152 (18.18%) SaaS
4 142 (16.99%) GCP
5 75 (8.97%) Azure DevOps
5 75 (8.97%) Serverless
6 66 (7.89%) GitHub
7 60 (7.18%) Amazon EKS
8 38 (4.55%) GitHub Actions
9 27 (3.23%) Power Platform
10 24 (2.87%) Azure Service Bus
11 20 (2.39%) Azure AKS
12 18 (2.15%) AWS CloudFormation
13 16 (1.91%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (1.79%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.79%) PaaS
15 14 (1.67%) Firebase
15 14 (1.67%) Stripe
15 14 (1.67%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 70 (8.37%) Broadband
2 9 (1.08%) SSL
3 7 (0.84%) CHAP
4 6 (0.72%) DNS
5 5 (0.60%) SMS
5 5 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.48%) Firewall
6 4 (0.48%) MQTT
7 3 (0.36%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.36%) Network Security
7 3 (0.36%) VPN
7 3 (0.36%) Wireless
8 2 (0.24%) HTTP
9 1 (0.12%) DHCP
9 1 (0.12%) LAN
9 1 (0.12%) WAN
9 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (11.12%) PostgreSQL
2 66 (7.89%) MongoDB
3 33 (3.95%) NoSQL
4 25 (2.99%) SQL Server
5 20 (2.39%) MySQL
6 15 (1.79%) BigQuery
6 15 (1.79%) Semantic Layer
7 13 (1.56%) Metadata
7 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.32%) Oracle Database
9 10 (1.20%) DynamoDB
9 10 (1.20%) Power BI
10 7 (0.84%) Amazon Athena
11 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.60%) Spark SQL
13 4 (0.48%) Big Data
13 4 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
14 3 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
14 3 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 61 (7.30%) TeamCity
2 57 (6.82%) Git
3 51 (6.10%) Selenium
4 47 (5.62%) Jenkins
5 38 (4.55%) GitLab
6 31 (3.71%) Cypress.io
7 25 (2.99%) JIRA
8 22 (2.63%) Postman
9 20 (2.39%) JMeter
10 15 (1.79%) Cucumber
11 14 (1.67%) Crashlytics
11 14 (1.67%) XCTest
12 13 (1.56%) SpecFlow
13 8 (0.96%) Claude Code
13 8 (0.96%) JUnit
13 8 (0.96%) REST Assured
14 7 (0.84%) TestRail
14 7 (0.84%) WebDriver
14 7 (0.84%) XCUITest
15 6 (0.72%) Appium
General
1 224 (26.79%) Social Skills
2 176 (21.05%) Finance
3 151 (18.06%) Law
4 117 (14.00%) Banking
5 116 (13.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 102 (12.20%) Public Sector
7 83 (9.93%) Retail
8 57 (6.82%) Legal
9 52 (6.22%) Analytical Skills
10 50 (5.98%) Financial Institution
11 46 (5.50%) Games
12 45 (5.38%) Back Office
13 23 (2.75%) Manufacturing
14 19 (2.27%) Marketing
15 14 (1.67%) Electronics
16 11 (1.32%) Investment Banking
17 9 (1.08%) Legal Technology
18 7 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
18 7 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 248 (29.67%) Senior
2 139 (16.63%) Lead
2 139 (16.63%) Software Engineer
3 102 (12.20%) Developer
4 55 (6.58%) Test Engineer
5 50 (5.98%) Java Engineer
6 46 (5.50%) Senior Software Engineer
7 44 (5.26%) IT Manager
7 44 (5.26%) IT Services Manager
7 44 (5.26%) Resilience Manager
7 44 (5.26%) Service Manager
8 42 (5.02%) Senior Developer
9 41 (4.90%) Senior Manager
10 40 (4.78%) DevOps Engineer
10 40 (4.78%) Engineering Manager
11 39 (4.67%) QA Engineer
12 37 (4.43%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 37 (4.43%) Software Manager
12 37 (4.43%) Testing Manager
13 35 (4.19%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (11.84%) React
2 64 (7.66%) Node.js
3 63 (7.54%) .NET
3 63 (7.54%) Playwright
3 63 (7.54%) Spring
4 61 (7.30%) RESTful
5 57 (6.82%) REST
6 48 (5.74%) Middleware
7 31 (3.71%) Spring Boot
8 26 (3.11%) AngularJS
9 22 (2.63%) AWS CDK
10 19 (2.27%) Next.js
11 17 (2.03%) CSS
11 17 (2.03%) Django
11 17 (2.03%) HTML
12 16 (1.91%) React Native
13 15 (1.79%) Kafka
14 14 (1.67%) SwiftUI
14 14 (1.67%) UIKit
15 12 (1.44%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 188 (22.49%) Cloud Native
2 113 (13.52%) Product Ownership
3 55 (6.58%) Cyber Threat
4 49 (5.86%) Distributed Systems
5 46 (5.50%) Virtual Team
6 40 (4.78%) Mobile App
7 38 (4.55%) Low-Code
8 33 (3.95%) Greenfield Project
9 32 (3.83%) Video\Live Streaming
10 28 (3.35%) Public Cloud
11 23 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
12 19 (2.27%) Blog
12 19 (2.27%) Management Information System
13 17 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
14 13 (1.56%) Onboarding
15 12 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
16 11 (1.32%) Cyberattack
16 11 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
17 10 (1.20%) Algorithms
18 9 (1.08%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.30%) Linux
2 37 (4.43%) Apple iOS
3 35 (4.19%) Windows
4 30 (3.59%) Unix
5 28 (3.35%) Android
6 3 (0.36%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.12%) CentOS
7 1 (0.12%) Debian
7 1 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 474 (56.70%) CI/CD
2 389 (46.53%) Agile
3 318 (38.04%) DevOps
4 317 (37.92%) Mentoring
5 306 (36.60%) Software Engineering
6 248 (29.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 169 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
8 159 (19.02%) AI
8 159 (19.02%) Microservices
9 154 (18.42%) Coaching
10 143 (17.11%) Infrastructure as Code
11 132 (15.79%) Software Testing
12 129 (15.43%) Full-Stack Development
13 127 (15.19%) Observability
14 123 (14.71%) Clean Code
15 116 (13.88%) Test Strategy
16 115 (13.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 112 (13.40%) Technical Leadership
18 105 (12.56%) Deployment Automation
19 104 (12.44%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 244 (29.19%) Java
2 237 (28.35%) Python
3 145 (17.34%) JavaScript
4 126 (15.07%) TypeScript
5 111 (13.28%) C#
6 109 (13.04%) SQL
7 59 (7.06%) PowerShell
8 48 (5.74%) Go
9 25 (2.99%) Bash
10 20 (2.39%) Kotlin
11 14 (1.67%) Swift
12 12 (1.44%) PHP
13 10 (1.20%) C++
14 9 (1.08%) C
14 9 (1.08%) DataWeave
15 8 (0.96%) Clojure
16 7 (0.84%) Rust
17 6 (0.72%) Apex Code
18 5 (0.60%) Ruby
18 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (8.37%) Security Cleared
2 66 (7.89%) SC Cleared
3 57 (6.82%) CISSP
4 56 (6.70%) ITIL Certification
5 51 (6.10%) CISM
5 51 (6.10%) Degree
6 25 (2.99%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (0.84%) CGEIT
8 7 (0.84%) CISA
8 7 (0.84%) DBS Check
8 7 (0.84%) FFIEC
8 7 (0.84%) SANS
9 6 (0.72%) CEH
9 6 (0.72%) CREST Certified
9 6 (0.72%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.72%) OSCP
10 5 (0.60%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.48%) AWS Certified Developer
11 4 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (24.76%) QA
2 64 (7.66%) Accessibility
3 60 (7.18%) NIST
4 50 (5.98%) ISO 22301
5 35 (4.19%) Data Quality
6 22 (2.63%) GDPR
7 12 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.32%) GRC
9 10 (1.20%) WCAG
10 7 (0.84%) COBIT
11 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.36%) ECSS
12 3 (0.36%) PERC
13 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.12%) MiFID
13 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.12%) SLA
13 1 (0.12%) Solvency II
System Software
1 77 (9.21%) Docker
2 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.36%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.36%) Firmware
4 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) KVM
5 1 (0.12%) Xen
Systems Management
1 134 (16.03%) Terraform
2 131 (15.67%) Kubernetes
3 72 (8.61%) Grafana
4 16 (1.91%) Ansible
4 16 (1.91%) Argo
5 9 (1.08%) CloudHub
6 6 (0.72%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.24%) MIIS
9 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.12%) Podman
9 1 (0.12%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 67 (8.01%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.11%) Oracle
3 25 (2.99%) ServiceNow
4 22 (2.63%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.03%) Databricks
6 16 (1.91%) Braze
7 14 (1.67%) Amplitude
7 14 (1.67%) VMware
8 12 (1.44%) Pega
9 11 (1.32%) Google
9 11 (1.32%) SAP
10 10 (1.20%) MuleSoft
11 9 (1.08%) Commvault
12 8 (0.96%) IFS
13 5 (0.60%) dotdigital
14 4 (0.48%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (0.48%) HubSpot
15 3 (0.36%) Foundry
15 3 (0.36%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.36%) Xilinx