Test Automation Contracts in Bracknell

Automated Testing
Berkshire > Bracknell

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bracknell 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 33 27
Rank change year-on-year +14 -6 -12
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 1 3 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bracknell 1.32% 1.16% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 1.28% 3.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £625 £625 £556
% change year-on-year - +12.36% +8.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bracknell

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 Bracknell.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74 235 152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bracknell 97.37% 90.73% 92.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 65 44
10th Percentile £294 £114 £338
25th Percentile £400 £300 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £515
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -17.48% +4.57%
75th Percentile £595 £519 £600
90th Percentile £647 £590 £629
Berkshire median daily rate £501 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.34% -2.38% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 17 4
10th Percentile £28.41 £32.94 £15.40
25th Percentile £32.05 £41.25 £19.00
Median hourly rate £40.16 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% +80.00% -63.32%
75th Percentile £54.81 £61.50 £38.41
90th Percentile £67.24 £64.20 £51.74
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.50 £60.80 £63.84
% change year-on-year +1.14% -4.76% +203.63%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Bracknell

Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bracknell.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Bracknell

Test Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bracknell

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Bracknell.

Daily rate trend for Test Automation in Bracknell

Test Automation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bracknell

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Bracknell.

Hourly rate trend for Test Automation in Bracknell

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bracknell 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared