The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire 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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 13 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
32
14
40
Rank change year-on-year
-18
+26
-18
Contract jobs citing Test Automation
1
16
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
209
160
269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
86.36%
91.43%
94.72%
Number of daily rates quoted
122
110
149
10th Percentile
£301
£208
£208
25th Percentile
£413
£314
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£475
£490
Median % change year-on-year
+10.53%
-3.06%
+15.29%
75th Percentile
£575
£600
£538
90th Percentile
£697
£626
£628
East of England median daily rate
£475
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-
-
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
34
6
18
10th Percentile
£15.32
£18.50
£14.68
25th Percentile
£15.39
£29.31
£43.75
Median hourly rate
£21.50
£63.75
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-66.27%
+15.91%
+243.75%
75th Percentile
£32.90
£87.50
£61.44
90th Percentile
£65.75
£90.00
£68.75
East of England median hourly rate
£40.14
£22.00
£15.50
% change year-on-year
+82.44%
+41.94%
-13.58%
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 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 13 May 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 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:
