Automation Test Engineer
UK
The median Automation Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 857 | 782 | 849 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | +67 | -185 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer | 50 | 166 | 438 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.050% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 141 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,000 | £73,750 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £54,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.30% | +13.68% | -5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer.
Test Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Automation Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| England | -77 | 36 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -90 | 30 | £42,500 | -21.30% | 13 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 24 | £46,250 | -19.57% | 6 |
| London | +57 | 14 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| South East | -21 | 8 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +16 | 4 | £42,500 | -19.05% | 3 |
| South West | -38 | 4 | £58,750 | +23.68% | 2 |
| Scotland | -71 | 4 | £55,000 | +5.24% | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | +1 | 3 | £37,500 | +2.74% | 1 |
| Midlands | -27 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 2 | £42,500 | -15.00% | |
| North West | -7 | 2 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 3 |
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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 featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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