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 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 837 | 790 | 838 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +48 | -160 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer | 47 | 185 | 430 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.047% | 0.19% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.050% | 0.20% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 152 | 319 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £43,750 | £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 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £77,125 | £78,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £55,000 | £46,875 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +17.33% | -1.32% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 20 May 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 20 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 |
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| England | -45 | 36 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 28 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 19 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 23 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 8 |
| London | +39 | 13 | £55,000 | - | 5 |
| South East | -4 | 8 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 4 |
| South West | -36 | 5 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 1 |
| North of England | +19 | 4 | £42,500 | -24.44% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | +8 | 3 | £37,500 | +2.74% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | |
| Midlands | -21 | 3 | £40,000 | -38.46% | |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 2 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 2 |
| North West | -3 | 2 | £43,750 | -7.89% | 2 |
| Scotland | -75 | 1 | £42,500 | -18.68% | 2 |
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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 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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