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Core QA300,000 residentsUpdated 2026-10-20

QA Automation Engineer jobs in Swansea, United Kingdom

QA Automation Engineer pay in Swansea centres on £49k ($63k) at mid-level, from £41k to £60k. Swansea has about 300,000 residents and is the 18th 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 Swansea.

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

QA Automation Engineer roles near Swansea

No QA Automation Engineer listing is based in Swansea 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 · Swansea · Hybrid
PlaywrightSeleniumCypress
PermanentTalent pipelineMid-level

QA Automation Engineer

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

Senior QA Automation Engineer

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

Lead QA Automation Engineer

£86k-£99k / year · ~$110k
PassRidge placement · Swansea · 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 Swansea

Gross annual pay in GBP. Swansea 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 Swansea.

The role

What a QA Automation Engineer does in Swansea

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

Swansea 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 Swansea: FAQ

How much does a QA Automation Engineer earn in Swansea?

A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Swansea 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 Swansea?

No QA Automation Engineer listing is based in Swansea 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 Swansea pay compare with the rest of United Kingdom?

Swansea ranks 20th 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 Swansea is below it. Against the US it is 48% below the US median of $120k.

What skills do QA Automation Engineer jobs in Swansea 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 Swansea?

Swansea 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 Swansea with PassRidge?

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