Automation Test Lead Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Test Automation Leader
South West > Bristol

As of 16 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Automation Leader daily rate in Bristol.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.092% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% - 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66.25 - -
Median hourly rate £67.50 - -
75th Percentile £68.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £67.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,028 496 992
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 95.75% 95.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 297 555
10th Percentile £279 £190 £250
25th Percentile £400 £320 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £554 £588 £625
90th Percentile £671 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 71 186
10th Percentile £17.87 £35.00 £36.25
25th Percentile £52.50 £60.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -4.58%
75th Percentile - £68.38 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £80.63
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Automation Test Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Automation Test Lead job vacancy trend in Bristol

Automation Test Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Lead job vacancies in Bristol

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Automation Test Lead contract job roles required 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 Bristol region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA