Automation QA Engineer
UK
The median Automation QA Engineer salary in the UK is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 872 | 779 | 962 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +183 | -206 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer | 32 | 140 | 302 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.031% | 0.17% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 119 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.52% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +2.38% | +13.51% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
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 12 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 12 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 | -78 | 24 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -77 | 21 | £52,500 | -2.33% | 8 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 14 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 5 |
| London | +19 | 10 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £52,500 | - | |
| South East | -43 | 5 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 2 |
| East of England | -15 | 3 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +6 | 2 | £62,500 | +28.21% | |
| West Midlands | -9 | 2 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 1 |
| Midlands | -36 | 2 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | -27 | 1 | £62,500 | +38.89% | |
| South West | -47 | 1 | £32,500 | - | 1 |
QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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