Test Automation Contract Job Trends in Andover

Automated Testing
Hampshire > Andover

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Andover requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Andover 6.38% - 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.69% - 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £438
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.16%
75th Percentile £431 - £444
90th Percentile £435 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Andover

Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Andover.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39 8 28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Andover 82.98% 88.89% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 3 19
10th Percentile £438 £343 £506
25th Percentile £500 £463 £594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £675 £662
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +2.04% +32.30%
75th Percentile £775 £718 £688
90th Percentile £788 £736 £700
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.28% - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £59.00
% change year-on-year -40.83% -40.68% +39.10%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Andover

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Andover.

Test Automation job vacancy trend in Andover

Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Andover

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Andover citing Test Automation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Andover citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Andover by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Developer
1 3 (100.00%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Change Control
1 3 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Blue Prism