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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 75 110
Rank change year-on-year +17 +35 -52
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 886 730 723
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.05% 4.43% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.88% 4.77% 3.08%
Number of salaries quoted 411 358 559
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,200 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £81,750 £80,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,917 £80,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £57,965
% change year-on-year +4.00% +7.82% -10.82%

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 18,155 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.94% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,190 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 29 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 12 (1.35%) Anypoint
1 12 (1.35%) Confluence
1 12 (1.35%) Mule
2 11 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.13%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (0.90%) Apache
5 6 (0.68%) CMS
6 5 (0.56%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.56%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.45%) WordPress
8 3 (0.34%) Camunda
8 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.23%) JBoss
10 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.45%) Lightworks
3 4 (0.45%) Simulink
4 3 (0.34%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.23%) Moqups
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 33 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (3.05%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.23%) Towers Watson Igloo
5 1 (0.11%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 423 (47.74%) AWS
2 275 (31.04%) Azure
3 167 (18.85%) SaaS
4 137 (15.46%) GCP
5 76 (8.58%) Azure DevOps
6 73 (8.24%) Serverless
7 69 (7.79%) GitHub
8 50 (5.64%) Amazon EKS
9 39 (4.40%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (3.16%) Power Platform
11 24 (2.71%) Azure Service Bus
12 20 (2.26%) Azure AKS
13 18 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
13 18 (2.03%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.69%) Amazon S3
14 15 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (1.69%) TestFlight
15 14 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (1.58%) Firebase
15 14 (1.58%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 70 (7.90%) Broadband
2 12 (1.35%) SSL
3 8 (0.90%) DNS
4 7 (0.79%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.68%) CHAP
5 6 (0.68%) Firewall
6 5 (0.56%) SMS
7 4 (0.45%) MQTT
7 4 (0.45%) Network Security
8 3 (0.34%) DHCP
8 3 (0.34%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.34%) LAN
8 3 (0.34%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) WAN
8 3 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.34%) Wireless
9 2 (0.23%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (10.50%) PostgreSQL
2 68 (7.67%) MongoDB
3 35 (3.95%) NoSQL
4 28 (3.16%) SQL Server
5 19 (2.14%) MySQL
6 18 (2.03%) BigQuery
7 15 (1.69%) Semantic Layer
8 13 (1.47%) Metadata
8 13 (1.47%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.24%) Oracle Database
9 11 (1.24%) Power BI
10 10 (1.13%) DynamoDB
11 9 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
12 7 (0.79%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
14 5 (0.56%) Big Data
14 5 (0.56%) Spark SQL
15 4 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 67 (7.56%) Git
2 55 (6.21%) Selenium
3 52 (5.87%) TeamCity
4 51 (5.76%) Jenkins
5 45 (5.08%) GitLab
6 34 (3.84%) Cypress.io
7 29 (3.27%) JIRA
8 26 (2.93%) Postman
9 19 (2.14%) JMeter
10 16 (1.81%) Cucumber
11 14 (1.58%) Crashlytics
11 14 (1.58%) XCTest
12 12 (1.35%) SpecFlow
13 11 (1.24%) JUnit
14 8 (0.90%) Bitbucket
14 8 (0.90%) Gatling
14 8 (0.90%) REST Assured
15 7 (0.79%) Claude Code
15 7 (0.79%) TestRail
15 7 (0.79%) XCUITest
General
1 273 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 178 (20.09%) Finance
3 142 (16.03%) Law
4 110 (12.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 105 (11.85%) Banking
6 103 (11.63%) Public Sector
7 94 (10.61%) Legal
8 84 (9.48%) Analytical Skills
9 74 (8.35%) Retail
10 46 (5.19%) Marketing
11 45 (5.08%) Financial Institution
11 45 (5.08%) Games
12 41 (4.63%) Back Office
13 24 (2.71%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.81%) Electronics
15 11 (1.24%) Investment Banking
16 9 (1.02%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.02%) Legal Technology
17 8 (0.90%) Telecoms
18 7 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 260 (29.35%) Senior
2 143 (16.14%) Lead
3 134 (15.12%) Software Engineer
4 106 (11.96%) Developer
5 54 (6.09%) Test Engineer
6 52 (5.87%) Senior Manager
7 49 (5.53%) Testing Manager
8 48 (5.42%) IT Manager
8 48 (5.42%) IT Services Manager
8 48 (5.42%) Resilience Manager
8 48 (5.42%) Service Manager
9 44 (4.97%) Java Engineer
10 42 (4.74%) DevOps Engineer
11 41 (4.63%) Senior Developer
12 40 (4.51%) Engineering Manager
12 40 (4.51%) Senior Software Engineer
13 39 (4.40%) QA Engineer
14 38 (4.29%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 37 (4.18%) Software Manager
16 35 (3.95%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (11.74%) React
2 68 (7.67%) Playwright
3 66 (7.45%) Node.js
4 65 (7.34%) REST
5 63 (7.11%) Spring
6 60 (6.77%) .NET
7 59 (6.66%) RESTful
8 51 (5.76%) Middleware
9 31 (3.50%) Spring Boot
10 26 (2.93%) AngularJS
11 24 (2.71%) AWS CDK
11 24 (2.71%) Next.js
12 20 (2.26%) Django
13 18 (2.03%) CSS
13 18 (2.03%) React Native
14 16 (1.81%) OAuth
15 15 (1.69%) HTML
15 15 (1.69%) OAuth2
16 14 (1.58%) Kafka
16 14 (1.58%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 180 (20.32%) Cloud Native
2 115 (12.98%) Product Ownership
3 59 (6.66%) Cyber Threat
4 57 (6.43%) Virtual Team
5 51 (5.76%) Distributed Systems
6 45 (5.08%) Mobile App
7 41 (4.63%) Blog
8 37 (4.18%) Low-Code
9 33 (3.72%) Greenfield Project
10 32 (3.61%) Video\Live Streaming
11 28 (3.16%) Legacy Systems
11 28 (3.16%) Public Cloud
12 27 (3.05%) Marketing Technology
13 14 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (1.58%) Management Information System
14 13 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
15 12 (1.35%) Onboarding
16 11 (1.24%) Algorithms
16 11 (1.24%) Cyberattack
16 11 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 62 (7.00%) Linux
2 39 (4.40%) Windows
3 37 (4.18%) Apple iOS
4 32 (3.61%) Unix
5 29 (3.27%) Android
6 3 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
7 1 (0.11%) Debian
7 1 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.11%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 492 (55.53%) CI/CD
2 408 (46.05%) Agile
3 335 (37.81%) DevOps
4 333 (37.58%) Mentoring
5 320 (36.12%) Software Engineering
6 292 (32.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 199 (22.46%) AI
8 177 (19.98%) Problem-Solving
9 156 (17.61%) Coaching
10 152 (17.16%) Microservices
11 149 (16.82%) Software Testing
12 140 (15.80%) Infrastructure as Code
13 134 (15.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 133 (15.01%) Test Strategy
15 131 (14.79%) Full-Stack Development
16 127 (14.33%) Observability
17 118 (13.32%) Technical Leadership
18 116 (13.09%) Clean Code
19 110 (12.42%) Decision-Making
20 109 (12.30%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 255 (28.78%) Python
2 233 (26.30%) Java
3 161 (18.17%) JavaScript
4 144 (16.25%) TypeScript
5 123 (13.88%) C#
6 110 (12.42%) SQL
7 66 (7.45%) PowerShell
8 46 (5.19%) Go
9 23 (2.60%) Bash
10 22 (2.48%) Kotlin
11 15 (1.69%) Swift
12 12 (1.35%) DataWeave
13 11 (1.24%) C++
14 10 (1.13%) PHP
15 9 (1.02%) C
16 8 (0.90%) Clojure
17 7 (0.79%) Rust
18 6 (0.68%) Apex Code
19 5 (0.56%) Ruby
19 5 (0.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (8.47%) Security Cleared
2 69 (7.79%) SC Cleared
3 60 (6.77%) ITIL Certification
4 58 (6.55%) CISSP
5 54 (6.09%) CISM
5 54 (6.09%) Degree
6 25 (2.82%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.02%) DV Cleared
8 7 (0.79%) CISA
8 7 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 6 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.68%) CGEIT
9 6 (0.68%) FFIEC
9 6 (0.68%) SANS
10 4 (0.45%) AWS Certified Developer
10 4 (0.45%) CEH
10 4 (0.45%) CREST Certified
10 4 (0.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.45%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 221 (24.94%) QA
2 75 (8.47%) Accessibility
3 60 (6.77%) NIST
4 52 (5.87%) ISO 22301
5 37 (4.18%) Data Quality
6 20 (2.26%) GDPR
7 14 (1.58%) WCAG
8 11 (1.24%) GRC
9 9 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (0.68%) COBIT
11 4 (0.45%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.34%) ECSS
12 3 (0.34%) PERC
12 3 (0.34%) SLA
13 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
14 1 (0.11%) ISAE 3402
14 1 (0.11%) ITGC
14 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 87 (9.82%) Docker
2 10 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.56%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.34%) Firmware
5 2 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.11%) KVM
6 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 126 (14.22%) Kubernetes
2 124 (14.00%) Terraform
3 64 (7.22%) Grafana
4 17 (1.92%) Ansible
5 16 (1.81%) Argo
6 12 (1.35%) CloudHub
7 7 (0.79%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.23%) MIIS
10 1 (0.11%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.11%) Podman
10 1 (0.11%) Rundeck
10 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 70 (7.90%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.16%) ServiceNow
3 24 (2.71%) Oracle
3 24 (2.71%) Salesforce
4 20 (2.26%) Databricks
5 16 (1.81%) Braze
6 14 (1.58%) Amplitude
6 14 (1.58%) SAP
7 13 (1.47%) MuleSoft
8 12 (1.35%) Pega
8 12 (1.35%) VMware
9 11 (1.24%) Google
10 8 (0.90%) IFS
11 5 (0.56%) Commvault
11 5 (0.56%) dotdigital
12 4 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (0.45%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.34%) Foundry
13 3 (0.34%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.34%) Zscaler