Automation Analyst Contract Job Trends in Colchester

Automation Analyst
Essex > Colchester

The median Automation Analyst daily rate in Colchester is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Colchester 2.94% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Essex median daily rate £550 - £475

All Contract IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 28 10 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.35% 52.63% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 4
10th Percentile £253 - £274
25th Percentile £274 - £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £153 £363
Median % change year-on-year +117.32% -57.79% -19.44%
75th Percentile £380 £172 £466
90th Percentile £404 £183 £516
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £406
% change year-on-year +12.50% -1.54% -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile - - £15.57
25th Percentile £17.11 - £19.65
Median hourly rate £17.73 £25.15 £26.43
Median % change year-on-year -29.52% -4.84% -
75th Percentile £28.75 - £33.22
90th Percentile £55.75 - £37.29
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £37.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year -52.73% -9.64% -27.83%

Automation Analyst Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, Automation Analyst 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 Colchester region featuring Automation Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

Automation Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Automation Analyst jobs