Automation Tester (Airline)
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Salary
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£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2136 (98% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Cognizant is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Cognizant assigned 352 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2136 jobs, according to the Home Office.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2136 IT quality and testing professionals Most likely code | £33,400 | £33,400 | £37,500 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks across API, UI, and mobile layers of airline applications.
- Perform test design/execution aligned to AI ways of working.
- Use AI Test Generation Tools to auto-generate, prioritize, and maintain test cases/scripts from requirements and production logs, reducing manual authoring effort.
- Apply AI Assurance practices to validate the accuracy, bias, and reliability of AI/GenAI-driven features (chat assistants, recommendation engines, dynamic pricing).
- Validate airline-specific business rules, fare/schedule logic, and regulatory compliance requirements through automated and AI-assisted checks.
- Experience in Design, build, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks across API, UI, and mobile layers of airline applications.
- Experience in performing test design/execution aligned to AI ways of working.
- Experience in AI Test Generation Tools to auto-generate, prioritize, and maintain test cases/scripts from requirements and production logs, reducing manual authoring effort.
- Experience in applying AI Assurance practices to validate the accuracy, bias, and reliability of AI/GenAI-driven features (chat assistants, recommendation engines, dynamic pricing).
- Experience in validating airline-specific business rules, fare/schedule logic, and regulatory compliance requirements through automated and AI-assisted checks.
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Where this offer sits in the market
IT quality and testing professionals (SOC 2136) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~21k in sample- Middle half £36,972–54,860
- Median £45,656
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,100
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Cognizant holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, Cognizant assigned 352 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2136 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2136 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.