The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 Cheshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
425
495
446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
84.33%
91.50%
85.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
284
334
257
10th Percentile
£278
£266
£216
25th Percentile
£400
£386
£360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£482
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+3.65%
+7.19%
+2.97%
75th Percentile
£580
£575
£538
90th Percentile
£635
£654
£632
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
30
24
25
10th Percentile
£13.70
£15.97
£11.29
25th Percentile
£16.61
£22.97
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£26.66
£30.54
£24.50
Median % change year-on-year
-12.70%
+24.65%
-23.95%
75th Percentile
£42.31
£35.00
£33.90
90th Percentile
£44.13
£38.80
£61.30
North West median hourly rate
£21.00
£35.00
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-40.00%
+66.67%
+13.51%
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Test Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Cheshire.
Test Automation Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Cheshire.
Test Automation Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Test Automation Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Test Automation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region with a requirement for Test Automation.
Test Automation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
