For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title
224
427
514
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
81.16%
86.26%
86.53%
Number of daily rates quoted
119
161
310
10th Percentile
£333
£206
£200
25th Percentile
£413
£350
£276
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£450
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+8.33%
-
-
75th Percentile
£553
£563
£534
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£600
East of England median daily rate
£500
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
-5.26%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
43
196
101
10th Percentile
£14.84
-
£13.29
25th Percentile
£14.99
£14.16
£13.41
Median hourly rate
£16.30
£16.30
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+5.16%
+13.47%
75th Percentile
£21.46
£27.50
£20.25
90th Percentile
£39.35
£59.63
£26.67
East of England median hourly rate
£50.00
£43.00
£35.40
% change year-on-year
+16.28%
+21.47%
+128.39%
Test Automation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Test Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Test Automation Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Test Automation Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Test Automation Engineer 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
