Test Automation Leader
UK
The median Test Automation Leader salary in the UK is £62,500 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 | 885 | 908 | 1133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +225 | -315 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead | 22 | 39 | 128 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.041% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.045% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 22 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £61,375 | £45,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +3.85% | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,063 | £89,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £90,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
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% |
Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Test Lead
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Automation Test Lead.
Automation Test Lead
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Automation Test Lead over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Automation Test Lead
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Test Lead 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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| UK excluding London | -31 | 17 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1 |
| England | +16 | 12 | £76,250 | +12.96% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 10 | £65,000 | -3.70% | |
| South West | -26 | 6 | £85,000 | +25.93% | |
| Wales | - | 6 | £52,500 | - | |
| Midlands | -16 | 3 | £60,000 | -7.69% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | |
| North of England | +32 | 2 | £60,000 | -33.33% | |
| North West | -5 | 2 | £60,000 | -33.33% | |
| London | +101 | 1 | £70,000 | -22.22% |
Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Automation Test Lead 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 Automation Test Lead in the job title.
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Automation Test Lead 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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