Automated Testing
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for Test Automation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test Automation over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 24 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +35 | -28 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 21 | 37 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 4.24% | 6.35% | 1.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.13% | 7.16% | 2.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 26 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £435 | £308 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £498 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.74% | - | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £513 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | £563 | £529 |
| East of England median daily rate | £498 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.50% | +5.26% | +26.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.93 | £28.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £37.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £56.25 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £52.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £66.30 | £53.25 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £77.75 | £69.75 | £48.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.47% | +43.81% | +24.36% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire
Test Automation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 409 | 517 | 747 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 82.63% | 88.68% | 89.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 149 | 282 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £286 | £315 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £600 | £603 |
| East of England median daily rate | £461 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.89% | - | +9.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 193 | 148 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.37 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £13.85 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £14.50 | £13.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +6.15% | +1.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.46 | £20.56 | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.60 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.00 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.82% | +41.94% | -15.16% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Cambridgeshire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Automation in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 5 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | -5 | 15 | £496 | +4.47% | 27 |
| Peterborough | 0 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| Test Automation East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: