Automated Testing
Dorset > Bournemouth
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bournemouth requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 16 | 9 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bournemouth | 8.24% | 6.52% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.14% | 7.32% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | £377 | £450 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -16.17% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Bournemouth
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 Bournemouth.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 69 | 41 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth | 81.18% | 89.13% | 87.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 18 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £203 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £273 | £314 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £428 | £438 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.29% | -7.65% | +26.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £549 | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £619 | £700 |
| Dorset median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | -2.56% | -9.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.34 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.25 | £14.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.48% | -0.77% | -18.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.38 | £15.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.25 | - | £21.36 |
| Dorset median hourly rate | £39.25 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| % change year-on-year | +153.23% | -0.77% | -72.35% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bournemouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing Test Automation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bournemouth
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Bournemouth over the 6 months to 20 September 2026.
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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: