Automation Test Engineer
UK
The median Automation Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 535 | 595 | 679 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +84 | -140 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer | 63 | 124 | 171 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 108 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £431 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £513 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.07% | +3.54% | +16.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £491 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £691 | £705 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £513 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | +13.89% | +5.88% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Automation Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer.
Test Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Test Automation Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer.
Test Automation Engineer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +72 | 47 | £440 | -16.19% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 36 | £400 | -11.11% | 12 |
| London | +75 | 26 | £450 | -21.74% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 26 | £425 | -17.07% | 12 |
| North of England | +26 | 12 | £419 | -18.29% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 7 | £411 | -25.23% | 1 |
| Wales | +20 | 5 | £363 | -46.30% | |
| North West | +8 | 5 | £438 | -7.89% | |
| South West | +6 | 5 | £590 | +12.38% | 3 |
| South East | +25 | 2 | £365 | -23.56% | 4 |
| Midlands | +23 | 2 | £440 | +17.33% | |
| East Midlands | +18 | 2 | £440 | +17.33% |
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Test Automation Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
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Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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