The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bournemouth requiring QA Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
QA 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 Bournemouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
40
56
71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth
81.63%
93.33%
84.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
37
51
10th Percentile
£230
£373
£139
25th Percentile
£270
£413
£172
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£488
£364
Median % change year-on-year
+2.56%
+33.93%
-26.46%
75th Percentile
£553
£550
£788
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£825
Dorset median daily rate
£515
£488
£538
% change year-on-year
+5.64%
-9.30%
+8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
6
14
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.16
25th Percentile
£15.25
£14.41
£15.27
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£15.22
£17.48
Median % change year-on-year
+1.87%
-12.96%
+2.19%
75th Percentile
£15.75
£15.62
£19.05
90th Percentile
£26.56
£20.40
£21.50
Dorset median hourly rate
£15.50
£15.22
£56.49
% change year-on-year
+1.87%
-73.07%
+175.56%
QA Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.
QA Automation Daily Rate Trend in Bournemouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing QA Automation.
QA Automation Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing QA Automation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bournemouth region with a requirement for QA Automation.
QA Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth 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:
