Automated Testing
Berkshire > Reading
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 45 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +3 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 65 | 41 | 54 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 5.49% | 3.97% | 3.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.08% | 4.39% | 4.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 31 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £433 | £363 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £522 | £441 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £563 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +7.14% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £613 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £619 | £610 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £600 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading
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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,069 | 935 | 1,230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 90.21% | 90.43% | 90.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 577 | 619 | 821 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £363 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £456 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £658 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £721 | £656 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £509 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.05% | +5.00% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 23 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.58 | £45.50 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.74 | £53.00 | £19.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.07 | £65.00 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.50% | +132.14% | -35.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.55 | £74.40 | £33.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £79.19 | £40.25 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £61.60 | £57.82 | £21.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.54% | +174.67% | -2.09% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Test Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Reading.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Test Automation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Reading.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
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