Task Automation Contracts in Durham

Task Automation
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Durham requiring Task Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Task Automation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Task Automation 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham 7.14% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 - -
North East median daily rate £470 £463 £550
% change year-on-year +1.62% -15.91% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Durham

Task 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 Durham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 24 41 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham 57.14% 56.94% 79.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 20 39
10th Percentile £288 £190 £175
25th Percentile £446 £254 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £413 £413
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% - +50.00%
75th Percentile £559 £545 £538
90th Percentile £683 £593 £625
North East median daily rate £470 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% +12.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 10 0
Median hourly rate - £13.45 -
North East median hourly rate £14.07 £15.46 £40.75
% change year-on-year -8.99% -62.06% +146.97%

Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Job postings citing Task Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Job vacancy trend for Task Automation in Durham

Task Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Durham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Task Automation in Durham.

Daily rate trend for Task Automation in Durham

Task Automation
Contract Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Task Automation within the Durham region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Darlington - 3 £470 -
Task Automation
North East

Task Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (100.00%) PowerApps
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Developer
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365 Developer
1 3 (100.00%) Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform Developer
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) React
1 3 (100.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft