The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
33
19
Rank change year-on-year
+2
-14
+21
Contract jobs citing Test Automation
2
2
14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
147
213
169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
94.23%
86.59%
91.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
80
123
120
10th Percentile
£463
£303
£207
25th Percentile
£500
£406
£311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£580
£525
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+10.48%
+10.53%
-3.06%
75th Percentile
£675
£575
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£700
£626
East of England median daily rate
£500
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
35
6
10th Percentile
£20.26
£15.33
£18.50
25th Percentile
£28.21
£15.39
£29.31
Median hourly rate
£60.75
£21.50
£63.75
Median % change year-on-year
+182.56%
-66.27%
+15.91%
75th Percentile
£81.25
£38.33
£87.50
90th Percentile
£88.00
£65.75
£90.00
East of England median hourly rate
£42.50
£40.00
£24.62
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
+62.47%
+58.84%
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Test Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Bedfordshire.
Test Automation Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Bedfordshire.
Test Automation Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Bedfordshire region with a requirement for Test Automation.
Test Automation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
