Test Automation Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Automated Testing
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 33 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -3 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 23 | 32 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 3.38% | 5.19% | 6.27% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.90% | 5.47% | 7.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 15 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £414 | £431 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £484 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -4.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £573 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £600 | £538 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £473 | £500 | £469 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.50% | +6.67% | +0.54% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 589 | 585 | 672 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 86.49% | 94.97% | 85.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 289 | 353 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £296 | £222 |
| 25th Percentile | £397 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £545 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £613 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | +3.33% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.15 | £13.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | - | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £17.87 | £22.09 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.13% | -19.10% | -21.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.33 | £52.90 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £66.50 | £55.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £16.75 | £20.00 | £21.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.25% | -7.36% | +14.05% |
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Test Automation Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Test Automation.
Test Automation Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Test Automation Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Test Automation.
Test Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 78.3% | 18 |
| 2 | Agile | 60.9% | 14 |
| 3 | Coaching | 56.5% | 13 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 56.5% | 13 |
| 3 | Infrastructure as Code | 56.5% | 13 |
| 6 | Mentoring | 52.2% | 12 |
| 7 | Technical Leadership | 47.8% | 11 |
| 8 | Observability | 43.5% | 10 |
| 9 | Platform Engineering | 39.1% | 9 |
| 9 | Software Engineering | 39.1% | 9 |
| 9 | Technical Debt | 39.1% | 9 |
| 12 | AI | 34.8% | 8 |
| 12 | Decision-Making | 34.8% | 8 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Management | 34.8% | 8 |
| 15 | DevOps | 30.4% | 7 |
| 15 | MLOps | 30.4% | 7 |
| 17 | Community of Practice | 26.1% | 6 |
| 17 | LLM | 26.1% | 6 |
| 17 | Workshop Facilitation | 26.1% | 6 |
| 20 | Event-Driven | 21.7% | 5 |