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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 76 105
Rank change year-on-year +9 +29 -52
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 785 749 896
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.72% 4.61% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.93% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 397 372 688
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,575 £37,850
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% -15.38%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,125 £68,788
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,625 £77,500
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 17,396 15,199 29,273
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.50% 93.62% 88.90%
Number of salaries quoted 12,715 9,007 22,430
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £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% -8.71%

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 7 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 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
2 9 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.02%) Apache
4 7 (0.89%) Anypoint
4 7 (0.89%) Confluence
4 7 (0.89%) Mule
5 6 (0.76%) CMS
6 5 (0.64%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.51%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.25%) Camunda
8 2 (0.25%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.25%) JBoss
8 2 (0.25%) WordPress
9 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.13%) nginx
9 1 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.13%) SAS
9 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.51%) Lightworks
3 4 (0.51%) Simulink
4 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.25%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.13%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 394 (50.19%) AWS
2 237 (30.19%) Azure
3 140 (17.83%) GCP
4 110 (14.01%) SaaS
5 77 (9.81%) Serverless
6 73 (9.30%) Azure DevOps
7 61 (7.77%) GitHub
8 60 (7.64%) Amazon EKS
9 36 (4.59%) GitHub Actions
10 26 (3.31%) Power Platform
11 23 (2.93%) Azure Service Bus
12 20 (2.55%) Azure AKS
13 18 (2.29%) Amazon S3
13 18 (2.29%) AWS CloudFormation
13 18 (2.29%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (1.91%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.91%) PaaS
15 14 (1.78%) Firebase
15 14 (1.78%) Stripe
15 14 (1.78%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 70 (8.92%) Broadband
2 8 (1.02%) CHAP
3 7 (0.89%) SSL
4 6 (0.76%) DNS
5 5 (0.64%) SMS
6 4 (0.51%) Firewall
6 4 (0.51%) MQTT
7 3 (0.38%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.38%) Network Security
7 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.38%) VPN
7 3 (0.38%) Wireless
8 2 (0.25%) HTTP
9 1 (0.13%) DHCP
9 1 (0.13%) LAN
9 1 (0.13%) WAN
9 1 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (11.59%) PostgreSQL
2 67 (8.54%) MongoDB
3 33 (4.20%) NoSQL
4 25 (3.18%) SQL Server
5 19 (2.42%) MySQL
6 17 (2.17%) BigQuery
7 15 (1.91%) Semantic Layer
8 12 (1.53%) Metadata
9 11 (1.40%) DynamoDB
9 11 (1.40%) Oracle Database
9 11 (1.40%) Relational Database
10 10 (1.27%) Power BI
11 7 (0.89%) Amazon Athena
12 5 (0.64%) Spark SQL
13 4 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.51%) Big Data
13 4 (0.51%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.51%) Redis
14 3 (0.38%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 59 (7.52%) TeamCity
2 54 (6.88%) Git
3 48 (6.11%) Selenium
4 46 (5.86%) Jenkins
5 37 (4.71%) GitLab
6 26 (3.31%) Cypress.io
7 23 (2.93%) JIRA
7 23 (2.93%) Postman
8 21 (2.68%) JMeter
9 17 (2.17%) Cucumber
10 14 (1.78%) Crashlytics
10 14 (1.78%) SpecFlow
10 14 (1.78%) XCTest
11 10 (1.27%) REST Assured
12 9 (1.15%) WebDriver
13 8 (1.02%) Claude Code
13 8 (1.02%) JUnit
14 7 (0.89%) XCUITest
15 6 (0.76%) Appium
15 6 (0.76%) TestRail
General
1 204 (25.99%) Social Skills
2 173 (22.04%) Finance
3 135 (17.20%) Law
4 115 (14.65%) Banking
5 111 (14.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 102 (12.99%) Public Sector
7 84 (10.70%) Retail
8 51 (6.50%) Analytical Skills
9 49 (6.24%) Financial Institution
10 46 (5.86%) Games
11 42 (5.35%) Back Office
12 36 (4.59%) Legal
13 23 (2.93%) Manufacturing
14 19 (2.42%) Marketing
15 12 (1.53%) Electronics
16 11 (1.40%) Investment Banking
17 9 (1.15%) Legal Technology
18 8 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
19 7 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
19 7 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 230 (29.30%) Senior
2 136 (17.32%) Software Engineer
3 128 (16.31%) Lead
4 97 (12.36%) Developer
5 57 (7.26%) Test Engineer
6 50 (6.37%) Java Engineer
7 48 (6.11%) Senior Software Engineer
8 41 (5.22%) DevOps Engineer
8 41 (5.22%) Senior Developer
9 39 (4.97%) Engineering Manager
9 39 (4.97%) QA Engineer
10 38 (4.84%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 36 (4.59%) Software Manager
12 35 (4.46%) Java Software Engineer
13 33 (4.20%) Software Engineering Manager
14 31 (3.95%) Senior DevOps
15 29 (3.69%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 28 (3.57%) Architect
17 25 (3.18%) Test Leader
17 25 (3.18%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (12.36%) React
2 64 (8.15%) Node.js
3 63 (8.03%) Spring
4 62 (7.90%) .NET
5 60 (7.64%) RESTful
6 57 (7.26%) Playwright
7 56 (7.13%) REST
8 31 (3.95%) Spring Boot
9 28 (3.57%) Middleware
10 26 (3.31%) AngularJS
11 22 (2.80%) AWS CDK
12 19 (2.42%) Next.js
13 18 (2.29%) React Native
14 17 (2.17%) CSS
14 17 (2.17%) HTML
15 15 (1.91%) Kafka
16 14 (1.78%) Django
16 14 (1.78%) SwiftUI
16 14 (1.78%) UIKit
17 12 (1.53%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 186 (23.69%) Cloud Native
2 107 (13.63%) Product Ownership
3 47 (5.99%) Distributed Systems
4 39 (4.97%) Mobile App
5 37 (4.71%) Low-Code
6 35 (4.46%) Cyber Threat
7 32 (4.08%) Greenfield Project
7 32 (4.08%) Video\Live Streaming
8 27 (3.44%) Public Cloud
9 24 (3.06%) Virtual Team
10 20 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
10 20 (2.55%) Management Information System
11 19 (2.42%) Blog
12 17 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
13 13 (1.66%) Onboarding
14 12 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
15 11 (1.40%) Cyberattack
15 11 (1.40%) Embedded Systems
16 10 (1.27%) Algorithms
17 9 (1.15%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.77%) Linux
2 40 (5.10%) Apple iOS
3 33 (4.20%) Windows
4 32 (4.08%) Unix
5 29 (3.69%) Android
6 3 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.25%) CentOS
8 1 (0.13%) Debian
8 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 455 (57.96%) CI/CD
2 367 (46.75%) Agile
3 288 (36.69%) Mentoring
4 279 (35.54%) Software Engineering
5 275 (35.03%) DevOps
6 221 (28.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 170 (21.66%) Problem-Solving
8 159 (20.25%) Microservices
9 153 (19.49%) AI
10 152 (19.36%) Coaching
11 142 (18.09%) Infrastructure as Code
12 130 (16.56%) Full-Stack Development
13 126 (16.05%) Observability
14 122 (15.54%) Clean Code
15 110 (14.01%) Software Testing
15 110 (14.01%) Technical Leadership
16 104 (13.25%) Deployment Automation
17 102 (12.99%) Test Strategy
17 102 (12.99%) Validation
18 98 (12.48%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 238 (30.32%) Java
2 211 (26.88%) Python
3 122 (15.54%) JavaScript
4 108 (13.76%) SQL
5 105 (13.38%) TypeScript
6 89 (11.34%) C#
7 48 (6.11%) Go
8 36 (4.59%) PowerShell
9 23 (2.93%) Bash
10 18 (2.29%) Kotlin
11 14 (1.78%) Swift
12 10 (1.27%) C++
12 10 (1.27%) PHP
13 8 (1.02%) C
13 8 (1.02%) Clojure
14 7 (0.89%) DataWeave
15 6 (0.76%) Apex Code
15 6 (0.76%) Rust
16 5 (0.64%) Ruby
16 5 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (8.92%) Security Cleared
2 66 (8.41%) SC Cleared
3 51 (6.50%) Degree
4 38 (4.84%) CISSP
5 36 (4.59%) ITIL Certification
6 32 (4.08%) CISM
7 25 (3.18%) ISTQB
8 11 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.02%) CGEIT
9 8 (1.02%) CISA
9 8 (1.02%) FFIEC
9 8 (1.02%) SANS
10 7 (0.89%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.76%) CEH
11 6 (0.76%) CREST Certified
11 6 (0.76%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 6 (0.76%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.76%) OSCP
12 5 (0.64%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (22.80%) QA
2 67 (8.54%) Accessibility
3 41 (5.22%) NIST
4 32 (4.08%) Data Quality
5 30 (3.82%) ISO 22301
6 23 (2.93%) GDPR
7 12 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.40%) GRC
9 10 (1.27%) WCAG
10 8 (1.02%) COBIT
11 5 (0.64%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.64%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.38%) ECSS
12 3 (0.38%) PERC
13 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.13%) MiFID
13 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.13%) SLA
13 1 (0.13%) Solvency II
System Software
1 79 (10.06%) Docker
2 10 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.38%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.38%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.13%) Xen
Systems Management
1 135 (17.20%) Terraform
2 133 (16.94%) Kubernetes
3 70 (8.92%) Grafana
4 18 (2.29%) Argo
5 15 (1.91%) Ansible
6 7 (0.89%) CloudHub
7 5 (0.64%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.25%) MIIS
10 1 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.13%) Rundeck
10 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (8.15%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.18%) Oracle
3 23 (2.93%) ServiceNow
4 20 (2.55%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.17%) Databricks
6 16 (2.04%) Braze
7 14 (1.78%) Amplitude
8 13 (1.66%) VMware
9 12 (1.53%) Pega
10 11 (1.40%) Google
11 9 (1.15%) Commvault
11 9 (1.15%) SAP
12 8 (1.02%) IFS
12 8 (1.02%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.64%) dotdigital
14 4 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (0.51%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.51%) OpenAI
15 3 (0.38%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.38%) Xilinx