Automated Testing
South East > East Sussex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
7 |
14 |
18 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+4 |
-6 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation |
11 |
6 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East Sussex |
15.71% |
6.52% |
2.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
17.19% |
6.74% |
2.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
5 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£341 |
£373 |
£266 |
| 25th Percentile |
£401 |
£463 |
£272 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£558 |
£475 |
£288 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.37% |
+65.22% |
-58.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
£574 |
£488 |
£297 |
| 90th Percentile |
£581 |
£548 |
£299 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£575 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
+4.55% |
+0.46% |
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 East Sussex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
64 |
89 |
74 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex |
91.43% |
96.74% |
92.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
39 |
59 |
53 |
| 10th Percentile |
£160 |
£300 |
£301 |
| 25th Percentile |
£429 |
£388 |
£380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£500 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
+5.26% |
-17.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£628 |
£638 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£748 |
£656 |
£695 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£504 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.79% |
+0.80% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
0 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.50 |
- |
£11.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.25 |
- |
£15.38 |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.00 |
- |
£25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-54.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£17.75 |
- |
£26.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£51.50 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£27.88 |
£45.00 |
£44.17 |
| % change year-on-year |
-38.04% |
+1.89% |
-1.86% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in East Sussex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in East Sussex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in East Sussex over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in East Sussex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex
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 East Sussex region over the 6 months to 6 March 2026. 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 |
| Brighton |
+5 |
8 |
£565 |
+18.95% |
3 |
| Hove |
+2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Test Automation
South East |
Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:
