Automated Testing
South West > Devon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Devon requiring Test Automation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 24 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +6 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon | 5.03% | 4.00% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.80% | 4.92% | 2.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £600 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £625 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +31.58% | -28.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £676 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £685 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £539 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.05% | +4.76% | -8.26% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon
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 Devon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 138 | 183 | 169 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon | 86.79% | 81.33% | 88.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 107 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £145 | £143 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £338 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | -4.55% | +1.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £600 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £685 | £709 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.07 | £41.25 | £20.08 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.63 | £31.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -61.31% | +73.33% | -10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £28.85 | - | £64.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £67.50 | £64.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.74% | +5.23% | +10.31% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Devon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Contract Job Locations in Devon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Devon region over the 6 months to 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | +10 | 6 | £519 | -22.28% | 1 |
| Plymouth | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Test Automation South West |
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Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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: