Test Scripting Contract Job Trends in England

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Test Scripting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 219 239
Rank change year-on-year -30 +20 +26
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 413 290 358
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 1.22% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 1.33% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 190 250
10th Percentile £319 £251 £312
25th Percentile £360 £355 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £425 £464
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -8.36% -7.25%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £575
90th Percentile £638 £625 £630
UK median daily rate £459 £425 £464
% change year-on-year +7.88% -8.36% -5.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 15 18
10th Percentile £25.38 £19.16 -
25th Percentile £40.00 £45.00 £41.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £85.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +25.93% -12.34%
75th Percentile £74.00 £86.00 £90.00
90th Percentile - £87.50 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £85.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -17.65% +25.93% -12.34%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Test Scripting 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 35,196 21,756 31,344
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.75% 91.30% 86.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,391 14,220 20,552
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,171 917 2,255
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £12.89
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.20 £15.97
Median hourly rate £45.59 £28.55 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.67% -21.78% -2.67%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £60.13
90th Percentile £80.20 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.97 £36.05
% change year-on-year +51.98% -22.42% -2.58%

Test Scripting
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Scripting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Test Scripting job vacancy trend in England

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Scripting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Scripting in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Scripting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Scripting in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
London -32 165 £450 -5.26% 18
North of England -49 67 £400 -5.33% 11
Midlands -54 61 £363 +5.22% 11
South East -64 48 £500 +23.08% 20
West Midlands -52 47 £360 +53.19% 7
South West -11 40 £538 +10.26% 7
Yorkshire -31 40 £453 +30.36% 3
East of England -15 27 £350 -9.68% 8
North West -44 24 £383 -12.57% 6
East Midlands -24 14 £638 +72.06% 4
North East -26 3 £394 -6.25% 2
Test Scripting
UK

Test Scripting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 34 (8.23%) Confluence
2 10 (2.42%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.21%) SAS
4 1 (0.24%) IBM HTTP Server
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (5.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.24%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 27 (6.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.91%) Aladdin
3 9 (2.18%) Oracle Assets
3 9 (2.18%) Oracle Payables
4 8 (1.94%) Oracle General Ledger
5 7 (1.69%) Loan IQ
6 6 (1.45%) Oracle EBS
7 5 (1.21%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 5 (1.21%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.97%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.97%) SAP GTS
8 4 (0.97%) SAP Payroll
8 4 (0.97%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.97%) SAP VC
9 3 (0.73%) HFM
9 3 (0.73%) Oracle Cash Management
9 3 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.73%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.73%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.73%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 93 (22.52%) Azure
2 69 (16.71%) Azure DevOps
3 43 (10.41%) AWS
4 17 (4.12%) GCP
5 16 (3.87%) GitHub
5 16 (3.87%) OCI
6 15 (3.63%) SuccessFactors
7 12 (2.91%) Snowflake
8 11 (2.66%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.94%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.69%) SaaS
11 6 (1.45%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.21%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.21%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
13 4 (0.97%) Tricentis Tosca
14 3 (0.73%) Azure API Management
14 3 (0.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.18%) Firewall
2 6 (1.45%) HTTP
3 5 (1.21%) Ethernet
3 5 (1.21%) Software-Defined Radio
3 5 (1.21%) Wireless
4 4 (0.97%) Network Security
5 2 (0.48%) BGP
5 2 (0.48%) iSCSI
5 2 (0.48%) LAN
5 2 (0.48%) MPLS
5 2 (0.48%) OSPF
5 2 (0.48%) SAN
5 2 (0.48%) VLAN
5 2 (0.48%) VPN
5 2 (0.48%) WAN
6 1 (0.24%) DHCP
6 1 (0.24%) DNS
6 1 (0.24%) FTP
6 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.24%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.26%) Oracle Reports
2 27 (6.54%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (3.63%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.66%) Power BI
5 7 (1.69%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.45%) MySQL
7 4 (0.97%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.73%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.73%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 3 (0.73%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.48%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.48%) Metadata
9 2 (0.48%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 2 (0.48%) Tableau
10 1 (0.24%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.24%) SAS EBI
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Visual Analytics
Development Applications
1 131 (31.72%) JIRA
2 63 (15.25%) Postman
3 52 (12.59%) Selenium
4 41 (9.93%) Jenkins
5 30 (7.26%) Git
6 27 (6.54%) Cucumber
7 26 (6.30%) Zephyr
8 25 (6.05%) GitLab
9 24 (5.81%) REST Assured
10 18 (4.36%) JMeter
11 13 (3.15%) Cypress.io
11 13 (3.15%) JUnit
11 13 (3.15%) SpecFlow
11 13 (3.15%) WebDriver
12 11 (2.66%) Gatling
13 10 (2.42%) Rational DOORS
13 10 (2.42%) TestRail
14 9 (2.18%) LoadRunner
15 7 (1.69%) Jaeger
16 6 (1.45%) Bitbucket
General
1 157 (38.01%) Social Skills
2 90 (21.79%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (21.31%) Finance
4 41 (9.93%) Public Sector
5 34 (8.23%) Banking
6 22 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.36%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.18%) Retail
9 8 (1.94%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.69%) Automotive
10 7 (1.69%) General Ledger
10 7 (1.69%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.45%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.45%) Military
12 5 (1.21%) Legal
13 4 (0.97%) Electronics
14 3 (0.73%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.73%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (24.70%) Analyst
2 77 (18.64%) Tester
3 56 (13.56%) Test Analyst
4 50 (12.11%) Lead
5 47 (11.38%) Test Engineer
6 32 (7.75%) Test Leader
7 27 (6.54%) Automation Tester
8 25 (6.05%) Business Analyst
9 24 (5.81%) Test Automation Engineer
10 22 (5.33%) Senior
10 22 (5.33%) Test Manager
11 19 (4.60%) QA Tester
12 18 (4.36%) Consultant
13 17 (4.12%) QA Engineer
14 13 (3.15%) Project Officer
14 13 (3.15%) Software Engineer
15 12 (2.91%) Oracle Analyst
16 11 (2.66%) Developer
17 10 (2.42%) QA Analyst
18 9 (2.18%) QA Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (9.20%) Playwright
2 26 (6.30%) REST
3 19 (4.60%) .NET
4 14 (3.39%) Kafka
5 12 (2.91%) Middleware
6 11 (2.66%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (2.66%) SailPoint
7 10 (2.42%) pytest
7 10 (2.42%) React
8 9 (2.18%) ADO
8 9 (2.18%) HTML
8 9 (2.18%) LDAP
8 9 (2.18%) OpenID
9 8 (1.94%) Spring Boot
10 7 (1.69%) OpenTelemetry
11 6 (1.45%) SAP Fiori
12 5 (1.21%) .NET Core
12 5 (1.21%) CSS
12 5 (1.21%) Node.js
12 5 (1.21%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.02%) Legacy Systems
2 22 (5.33%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.08%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.63%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (3.39%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (3.15%) Embedded Systems
7 12 (2.91%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.66%) Public Cloud
9 10 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.94%) Mobile App
11 7 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.69%) Virtual Team
12 5 (1.21%) FPGA
12 5 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (1.21%) PACS
12 5 (1.21%) PCIe
12 5 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.21%) Tandem
13 4 (0.97%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.97%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.87%) Windows
2 15 (3.63%) Linux
3 7 (1.69%) Android
4 5 (1.21%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (0.97%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.97%) VMS
6 2 (0.48%) AIX
6 2 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.48%) Unix
7 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (44.07%) Test Automation
2 165 (39.95%) Agile
3 120 (29.06%) User Acceptance Testing
4 102 (24.70%) DevOps
5 93 (22.52%) Validation
6 92 (22.28%) Problem-Solving
7 90 (21.79%) Scenario Testing
8 83 (20.10%) Migration
9 81 (19.61%) CI/CD
10 78 (18.89%) Test Management
11 72 (17.43%) End-to-End Testing
12 70 (16.95%) Integration Testing
13 68 (16.46%) Software Testing
14 65 (15.74%) Data Migration
15 64 (15.50%) Continuous Improvement
16 63 (15.25%) Test Strategy
17 61 (14.77%) Manual Testing
17 61 (14.77%) Stakeholder Management
18 60 (14.53%) API Testing
19 55 (13.32%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 77 (18.64%) SQL
2 62 (15.01%) Python
3 58 (14.04%) Java
4 47 (11.38%) JavaScript
5 36 (8.72%) TypeScript
6 34 (8.23%) C#
7 7 (1.69%) Rust
8 6 (1.45%) Kotlin
8 6 (1.45%) PHP
9 5 (1.21%) Apex Code
9 5 (1.21%) C
9 5 (1.21%) C++
9 5 (1.21%) Scala
10 3 (0.73%) Ada
10 3 (0.73%) Cypher
10 3 (0.73%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.73%) Ruby
11 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.48%) VB
12 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 113 (27.36%) Security Cleared
2 73 (17.68%) SC Cleared
3 47 (11.38%) ISTQB
4 31 (7.51%) Degree
5 29 (7.02%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 10 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.97%) ISEB
10 3 (0.73%) ACCA
10 3 (0.73%) CIMA
11 2 (0.48%) CCNA
11 2 (0.48%) CCNP
11 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 2 (0.48%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
12 1 (0.24%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 1 (0.24%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (31.48%) QA
2 20 (4.84%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.63%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.94%) NCSC
5 6 (1.45%) GRC
6 5 (1.21%) JSP 440
6 5 (1.21%) SLA
7 4 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.73%) DICOM
8 3 (0.73%) HL7
8 3 (0.73%) IFRS
8 3 (0.73%) WCAG
9 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 2 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.24%) Basel III
10 1 (0.24%) GDPR
10 1 (0.24%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.24%) NIST
10 1 (0.24%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (2.91%) Docker
2 9 (2.18%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.73%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 2 (0.48%) Firmware
4 2 (0.48%) SRDF
4 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (5.08%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.42%) Grafana
3 8 (1.94%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.69%) HP ALM
4 7 (1.69%) Kiali
4 7 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.21%) HP Quality Center
6 4 (0.97%) Kibana
7 2 (0.48%) Ansible
7 2 (0.48%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.48%) Puppet
8 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.24%) SCCM
8 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 72 (17.43%) Oracle
2 41 (9.93%) SAP
3 32 (7.75%) Microsoft
4 18 (4.36%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.87%) Workday
6 13 (3.15%) Databricks
7 11 (2.66%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.42%) HP
9 7 (1.69%) Splunk
10 6 (1.45%) Avaloq
10 6 (1.45%) Google
10 6 (1.45%) Talend
11 5 (1.21%) Conga
11 5 (1.21%) GoCardless
12 4 (0.97%) Cisco
12 4 (0.97%) Dell
12 4 (0.97%) Hitachi
13 3 (0.73%) Hyperion
13 3 (0.73%) JD Edwards
13 3 (0.73%) Sage