Automation Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Test Automation Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Test Automation Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £375 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 291 339 726
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 93.65% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 230 564
10th Percentile £209 £237 £246
25th Percentile £353 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £640 £625 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 12 14
10th Percentile - £14.89 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.20 £16.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £15.25 £19.35 £16.95
Median % change year-on-year -21.19% +14.16% +14.92%
75th Percentile £18.00 £31.50 £21.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £36.67 £22.63
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +111.01%

Automation Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured Automation Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Automation Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Automation Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Test Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 13 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes - 1 £375 - 1
Automation Test Analyst
South East

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, Automation Test Analyst contract job roles required 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Automation Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint