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QA Automation Engineer jobs in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

Mid-level QA Automation Engineers in Kingston upon Hull earn about £49k gross a year ($63k), with most offers between £41k and £60k. Kingston upon Hull has about 314,000 residents and is the 17th largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list. No QA Automation Engineer listing is based here today; United Kingdom has 61, and remote roles can be done from Kingston upon Hull.

£49kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $63k
p10 £41kp90 £60k
City factor 0.88×Rank 13 of 20
0Open QA Automation Engineer roles in Kingston upon Hull
61Open in United Kingdom
£38k–£76kJunior to lead median / yr
3 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

QA Automation Engineer roles near Kingston upon Hull

No QA Automation Engineer listing is based in Kingston upon Hull today, so these are the nearest in United Kingdom, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All QA Automation Engineer jobs in United Kingdom
Contracttoday

Automation Tester / QA Automation Engineer | Shape Quality. Drive Innovation.

£41–50 / hour · est.
E-commerce company · Newcastle upon Tyne · On-site
SeleniumREST AssuredCucumber / BDD
Permanenttoday

Graduate Software Engineer, System Software QA 2027

£43k–53k / year · est.
AI company · Bristol · On-site
Python
Permanent1 day ago

Test Automation Architect

£56k–69k / year · est.
Software company · Bermuda Park · On-site
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
Contract1 day ago

Test Automation Architect - BY WMS Transformation Program

£41–50 / hour · est.
Software company · Bermuda Park · Hybrid
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
PermanentTalent pipelineJunior

Junior QA Automation Engineer

£43k-£50k / year · ~$54k
PassRidge placement · Kingston upon Hull · Hybrid
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
PermanentTalent pipelineMid-level

QA Automation Engineer

£56k-£65k / year · ~$71k
PassRidge placement · Kingston upon Hull · Remote-friendly
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
ContractTalent pipelineSenior

Senior QA Automation Engineer

£72k-£82k / year · ~$91k
PassRidge placement · Kingston upon Hull · Remote-friendly
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
PermanentTalent pipelineLead

Lead QA Automation Engineer

£86k-£99k / year · ~$110k
PassRidge placement · Kingston upon Hull · Hybrid
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

QA Automation Engineer pay by level in Kingston upon Hull

Gross annual pay in GBP. Kingston upon Hull is 0.88× the United Kingdom median (-12%), which is £56k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior£31k£38k£46k$48k
Mid-level£41k£49k£60k$63k
Senior£52k£63k£77k$80k
Lead£62k£76k£92k$96k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full QA Automation Engineer salary page for Kingston upon Hull.

The role

What a QA Automation Engineer does in Kingston upon Hull

Builds and maintains UI and API test suites that run in CI on every commit.

  • Build UI and API automation frameworks and keep them green
  • Wire suites into CI and make failures actionable
  • Cut flaky tests: quarantine, root-cause, fix
  • Pair with developers on testability and test data
  • Report coverage and run-time trends to the team

Skills and stack employers ask for

TypeScript or Java or PythonPlaywright / Selenium / CypressCI/CDAPI testingTest architecture

Tools named most often

PlaywrightSeleniumCypressPostmanGitHub Actions

Time zone

Kingston upon Hull is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

QA Automation Engineer jobs in Kingston upon Hull: FAQ

How much does a QA Automation Engineer earn in Kingston upon Hull?

A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Kingston upon Hull earns a median of £49k a year ($63k), with a p10 to p90 range of £41k to £60k. Junior pay starts near £38k, senior pay is £63k and leads reach £76k.

Are there QA Automation Engineer jobs in Kingston upon Hull?

No QA Automation Engineer listing is based in Kingston upon Hull today, but United Kingdom has 61 and QA Automation Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Kingston upon Hull pay compare with the rest of United Kingdom?

Kingston upon Hull ranks 13th of 20 United Kingdom cities we track for QA Automation Engineer pay, at 0.88x the national median (-12%). The national mid-level median is £56k, so Kingston upon Hull is below it. Against the US it is 48% below the US median of $120k.

What skills do QA Automation Engineer jobs in Kingston upon Hull ask for?

Builds and maintains UI and API test suites that run in CI on every commit. Typical requirements: TypeScript or Java or Python, Playwright / Selenium / Cypress, CI/CD, API testing, Test architecture. The tools named most often are Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Postman.

Can a QA Automation Engineer work with US or European teams from Kingston upon Hull?

Kingston upon Hull is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. 70% of QA Automation Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a QA Automation Engineer job in Kingston upon Hull with PassRidge?

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