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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 214 234
Rank change year-on-year -102 +20 -26
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 356 361 335
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.78% 1.31% 1.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 1.44% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 255 226
10th Percentile £313 £274 £306
25th Percentile £393 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £575
90th Percentile £625 £638 £629
UK median daily rate £459 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.89% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 12 3
10th Percentile £25.38 £18.14 £39.00
25th Percentile £40.00 £31.55 £43.13
Median hourly rate £70.00 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% - -44.44%
75th Percentile £74.00 £80.00 £56.25
90th Percentile - £87.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +40.00% +33.33% -58.33%

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 38,738 25,035 28,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.83% 90.79% 85.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,882 15,942 18,107
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £631 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,595 1,467 1,443
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.63
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.09 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.39% -40.82% +2.41%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 -89 143 £488 -2.50% 61
South East -70 56 £475 +2.70% 37
Midlands -35 53 £387 +10.55% 14
West Midlands -29 45 £384 +61.88% 10
North of England -77 42 £407 -3.67% 22
East of England -6 28 £74 -80.27% 13
South West -37 28 £525 -2.33% 23
North West -66 24 £402 -5.41% 11
Yorkshire -35 14 £404 -3.93% 3
East Midlands -15 8 £438 +21.67% 4
North East -45 4 £453 +2.95% 8
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 45 (12.64%) Confluence
2 13 (3.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (0.84%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.56%) SAS
5 1 (0.28%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (2.25%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.28%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 25 (7.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.81%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (1.40%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.40%) Payment Gateway
3 5 (1.40%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.12%) HFM
4 4 (1.12%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (1.12%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (1.12%) SAP GTS
4 4 (1.12%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.12%) SAP VC
5 3 (0.84%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.84%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.84%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.84%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle E-Business Tax
6 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.56%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 74 (20.79%) Azure
2 49 (13.76%) Azure DevOps
3 43 (12.08%) AWS
4 22 (6.18%) GitHub
5 11 (3.09%) GCP
5 11 (3.09%) Power Platform
6 7 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
6 7 (1.97%) SaaS
7 6 (1.69%) Figma
7 6 (1.69%) Pendo
7 6 (1.69%) Tricentis Tosca
8 5 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.40%) OCI
9 4 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.12%) Lucidchart
9 4 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.84%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.69%) Ethernet
2 5 (1.40%) Software-Defined Radio
2 5 (1.40%) Wireless
3 4 (1.12%) DNS
3 4 (1.12%) HTTP
4 3 (0.84%) LAN
4 3 (0.84%) WAN
5 2 (0.56%) Firewall
5 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.28%) FlexRay
6 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) Network Security
6 1 (0.28%) WAAS
6 1 (0.28%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.71%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (8.43%) Oracle Reports
3 11 (3.09%) Power BI
4 8 (2.25%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.40%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.12%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.12%) Metadata
6 4 (1.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.12%) Tableau
7 3 (0.84%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.84%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.56%) Base SAS
8 2 (0.56%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.56%) SAS Visual Analytics
9 1 (0.28%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 117 (32.87%) JIRA
2 51 (14.33%) Postman
3 46 (12.92%) Selenium
4 32 (8.99%) Git
5 29 (8.15%) Zephyr
6 24 (6.74%) Jenkins
7 23 (6.46%) JMeter
8 21 (5.90%) Cucumber
9 14 (3.93%) LoadRunner
9 14 (3.93%) REST Assured
10 12 (3.37%) GitLab
11 11 (3.09%) Cypress.io
12 10 (2.81%) Gatling
13 9 (2.53%) NeoLoad
13 9 (2.53%) WebDriver
14 8 (2.25%) Bitbucket
14 8 (2.25%) Rational DOORS
15 7 (1.97%) SoapUI
16 6 (1.69%) SpecFlow
17 5 (1.40%) HP UFT
General
1 151 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 77 (21.63%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (21.07%) Finance
4 49 (13.76%) Public Sector
5 31 (8.71%) Banking
6 11 (3.09%) Legal
7 10 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (2.81%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.53%) Automotive
9 7 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.69%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.69%) Retail
11 5 (1.40%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.40%) Military
12 4 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.84%) Back Office
13 3 (0.84%) Billing
13 3 (0.84%) Electronics
13 3 (0.84%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 78 (21.91%) Analyst
2 59 (16.57%) Tester
3 50 (14.04%) Test Engineer
4 42 (11.80%) Consultant
5 36 (10.11%) Lead
5 36 (10.11%) Test Analyst
6 30 (8.43%) Business Analyst
7 21 (5.90%) Senior
7 21 (5.90%) Test Manager
8 17 (4.78%) QA Tester
8 17 (4.78%) Software Engineer
8 17 (4.78%) Test Automation Engineer
9 16 (4.49%) Test Leader
10 14 (3.93%) Principal Engineer
10 14 (3.93%) QA Engineer
11 13 (3.65%) Principal Software Engineer
12 11 (3.09%) Automation Tester
13 10 (2.81%) Developer
14 9 (2.53%) QA Analyst
14 9 (2.53%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (7.87%) Playwright
2 16 (4.49%) REST
3 14 (3.93%) .NET
4 11 (3.09%) SOAP
5 10 (2.81%) Web Services
6 9 (2.53%) React
6 9 (2.53%) RESTful
6 9 (2.53%) XML
7 8 (2.25%) HTML
7 8 (2.25%) Middleware
7 8 (2.25%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (1.69%) Kafka
9 5 (1.40%) Terraform
10 4 (1.12%) ADO
10 4 (1.12%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (1.12%) Swagger
11 3 (0.84%) ASP.NET
11 3 (0.84%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.84%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.90%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (5.62%) Product Ownership
3 14 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.93%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (3.09%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.53%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.97%) CMDB
8 7 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.40%) FPGA
9 5 (1.40%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.40%) NHS
9 5 (1.40%) PACS
9 5 (1.40%) PCIe
9 5 (1.40%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.12%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.12%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.58%) Windows
2 17 (4.78%) Linux
3 5 (1.40%) Android
3 5 (1.40%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.12%) VMS
4 4 (1.12%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.84%) Unix
6 2 (0.56%) AIX
6 2 (0.56%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (43.26%) Test Automation
2 141 (39.61%) Agile
3 112 (31.46%) User Acceptance Testing
4 91 (25.56%) Validation
5 84 (23.60%) End-to-End Testing
6 79 (22.19%) Scenario Testing
7 78 (21.91%) Migration
8 68 (19.10%) DevOps
9 65 (18.26%) Problem-Solving
10 64 (17.98%) Defect Management
10 64 (17.98%) Software Testing
10 64 (17.98%) Test Strategy
11 63 (17.70%) Test Management
12 62 (17.42%) Data Migration
12 62 (17.42%) Stakeholder Management
13 61 (17.13%) CI/CD
14 56 (15.73%) Continuous Improvement
15 53 (14.89%) Integration Testing
16 51 (14.33%) Manual Testing
17 50 (14.04%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 73 (20.51%) SQL
2 41 (11.52%) Java
3 38 (10.67%) Python
4 26 (7.30%) JavaScript
5 15 (4.21%) C#
6 11 (3.09%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.25%) ABAP
8 6 (1.69%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.40%) Apex Code
9 5 (1.40%) C
10 4 (1.12%) C++
11 3 (0.84%) Groovy
11 3 (0.84%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.84%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.84%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.56%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.56%) PROC SQL
12 2 (0.56%) Ruby
13 1 (0.28%) PeopleCode
13 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 119 (33.43%) Security Cleared
2 82 (23.03%) SC Cleared
3 39 (10.96%) ISTQB
4 32 (8.99%) Degree
5 30 (8.43%) DV Cleared
6 16 (4.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 12 (3.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.97%) ACCA
9 7 (1.97%) CIMA
10 6 (1.69%) ISEB
11 2 (0.56%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.28%) CCNA
12 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.28%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
12 1 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (30.06%) QA
2 24 (6.74%) Data Quality
3 15 (4.21%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.53%) WCAG
5 7 (1.97%) NCSC
6 5 (1.40%) JSP 440
6 5 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.12%) IFRS
8 3 (0.84%) DICOM
8 3 (0.84%) GRC
8 3 (0.84%) HL7
9 2 (0.56%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.56%) NIST
9 2 (0.56%) PMO
9 2 (0.56%) SEPA
9 2 (0.56%) SLA
9 2 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.28%) GDPR
10 1 (0.28%) GMP
System Software
1 8 (2.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.69%) Docker
3 4 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.12%) vSphere
4 1 (0.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (3.37%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.69%) Grafana
3 3 (0.84%) Ansible
3 3 (0.84%) Control-M
3 3 (0.84%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.84%) HP Fortify
4 2 (0.56%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) Kibana
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.28%) OPNET
5 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 56 (15.73%) Oracle
2 48 (13.48%) SAP
3 34 (9.55%) Microsoft
4 17 (4.78%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.93%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.25%) Dynatrace
7 7 (1.97%) AppDynamics
8 6 (1.69%) Databricks
9 5 (1.40%) Conga
9 5 (1.40%) Denodo
9 5 (1.40%) GoCardless
9 5 (1.40%) Google
9 5 (1.40%) Talend
10 4 (1.12%) HP
10 4 (1.12%) Hyperion
10 4 (1.12%) Splunk
10 4 (1.12%) Tagetik
10 4 (1.12%) VMware
10 4 (1.12%) Workday
11 3 (0.84%) Centrify