Test Automation Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Automation Test Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Automation Test Engineer salary in Scotland is £48,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 282 217 238
Rank change year-on-year -65 +21 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 2 11 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.029% 0.25% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.27% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 21
10th Percentile £42,625 £37,846 £40,000
25th Percentile £44,688 £40,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £52,263 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.72% +10.03% +11.76%
75th Percentile £52,188 £62,833 £62,500
90th Percentile £53,875 £67,500 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,588 4,015 5,795
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.01% 89.76% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,725 2,153 3,053
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation Engineer in Scotland

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Test Automation Engineer in Scotland

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Automation Engineer in Scotland

Test Automation Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +30 1 £55,000 -7.60% 1
Glasgow -111 1 £42,500 -
Test Automation Engineer
UK

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Test Automation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) IIS
2 1 (50.00%) Web Services
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
2 1 (50.00%) Finance

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) IIS
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
General
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft