Automation QA Engineer
UK
The median Automation QA Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 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 | 874 | 804 | 958 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +154 | -223 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer | 33 | 143 | 306 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 122 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £47,500 | £47,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,125 | £68,438 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £79,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.14% |
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% |
QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Automation Engineer.
QA Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
QA Automation Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA 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 | -74 | 26 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 22 | £52,500 | -2.78% | 4 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 16 | £57,500 | - | 4 |
| London | +38 | 10 | £55,000 | -4.35% | |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £52,500 | - | |
| South East | -22 | 5 | £52,500 | -8.70% | |
| East of England | -6 | 3 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| South West | -31 | 3 | £57,500 | +76.92% | 1 |
| North of England | +28 | 2 | £62,500 | +28.21% | |
| Midlands | -15 | 2 | £40,000 | -25.93% | |
| West Midlands | -16 | 2 | £40,000 | -25.93% | |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | -8 | 1 | £62,500 | +38.89% |
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, QA 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 QA Automation Engineer in the job title.
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QA 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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