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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 205 239
Rank change year-on-year -106 +34 -40
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 366 376 337
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 1.36% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 1.50% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 278 226
10th Percentile £295 £290 £306
25th Percentile £368 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £452 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% -4.84% -5.00%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £575
90th Percentile £595 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £469
% change year-on-year - -4.00% -5.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 8 2
10th Percentile £39.63 £27.40 £38.38
25th Percentile £40.00 £33.76 £41.56
Median hourly rate £70.00 £45.00 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -7.69% -45.83%
75th Percentile £74.00 £60.00 £56.56
90th Percentile - £78.75 £60.13
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £45.00 £31.55
% change year-on-year +55.56% +42.63% -64.94%

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 38,989 25,060 28,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.56% 90.87% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,802 15,892 17,554
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £627 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,803 1,513 1,284
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.74 £17.69 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -2.27%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.71 £66.61
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +0.58%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -117 138 £500 - 133
South East -66 63 £500 +11.11% 45
Midlands -25 53 £382 +6.11% 19
West Midlands -23 45 £384 +18.30% 12
North of England -76 42 £405 -3.69% 34
East of England -5 32 £74 -80.27% 28
South West -38 29 £525 -2.33% 20
North West -57 25 £402 -4.00% 20
Yorkshire -39 14 £400 -4.76% 8
East Midlands -16 8 £250 -30.56% 6
North East -42 3 £453 +7.86% 6
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 47 (12.84%) Confluence
2 10 (2.73%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (0.82%) SAS
3 3 (0.82%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 9 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (2.46%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 31 (8.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.28%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.37%) Payment Gateway
3 5 (1.37%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.09%) HFM
4 4 (1.09%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (1.09%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (1.09%) SAP CO
4 4 (1.09%) SAP FI
4 4 (1.09%) SAP FI/CO
4 4 (1.09%) SAP GTS
4 4 (1.09%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.09%) SAP VC
5 3 (0.82%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.82%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.55%) Oracle E-Business Tax
6 2 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.55%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 72 (19.67%) Azure
2 49 (13.39%) Azure DevOps
3 40 (10.93%) AWS
4 23 (6.28%) GitHub
5 13 (3.55%) Power Platform
6 9 (2.46%) GCP
7 7 (1.91%) GitHub Actions
7 7 (1.91%) SaaS
8 6 (1.64%) Figma
8 6 (1.64%) Pendo
8 6 (1.64%) Tricentis Tosca
9 5 (1.37%) OCI
10 4 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.09%) Lucidchart
10 4 (1.09%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.82%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.19%) Wireless
2 6 (1.64%) Ethernet
3 5 (1.37%) DNS
3 5 (1.37%) Software-Defined Radio
3 5 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.09%) Broadband
5 3 (0.82%) 4G
5 3 (0.82%) 5G
5 3 (0.82%) HTTP
5 3 (0.82%) IPv4
5 3 (0.82%) IPv6
5 3 (0.82%) LAN
5 3 (0.82%) WAN
5 3 (0.82%) xDSL
6 2 (0.55%) PPP
6 2 (0.55%) RTP
6 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.55%) tcpdump
6 2 (0.55%) VoIP
6 2 (0.55%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.02%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (8.20%) Oracle Reports
3 13 (3.55%) Power BI
4 10 (2.73%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.37%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.09%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.09%) SAP BW
6 4 (1.09%) Tableau
7 3 (0.82%) Metadata
7 3 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (0.82%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.55%) Base SAS
8 2 (0.55%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.55%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.27%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.27%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 119 (32.51%) JIRA
2 52 (14.21%) Selenium
3 48 (13.11%) Postman
4 37 (10.11%) Git
5 30 (8.20%) Zephyr
6 29 (7.92%) Jenkins
7 26 (7.10%) JMeter
8 23 (6.28%) Cucumber
9 18 (4.92%) GitLab
10 14 (3.83%) LoadRunner
10 14 (3.83%) REST Assured
11 12 (3.28%) Cypress.io
12 11 (3.01%) Gatling
13 9 (2.46%) NeoLoad
14 8 (2.19%) Bitbucket
14 8 (2.19%) Rational DOORS
14 8 (2.19%) WebDriver
15 7 (1.91%) SoapUI
16 6 (1.64%) SpecFlow
16 6 (1.64%) TestNG
General
1 153 (41.80%) Social Skills
2 75 (20.49%) Finance
3 73 (19.95%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (13.11%) Public Sector
5 29 (7.92%) Banking
6 13 (3.55%) Legal
7 11 (3.01%) Manufacturing
8 10 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (2.46%) Automotive
10 8 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.91%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.64%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.64%) Military
12 6 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.64%) Retail
13 5 (1.37%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.09%) Billing
15 3 (0.82%) Back Office
15 3 (0.82%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 84 (22.95%) Analyst
2 58 (15.85%) Test Engineer
3 52 (14.21%) Tester
4 45 (12.30%) Consultant
5 42 (11.48%) Test Analyst
6 39 (10.66%) Lead
7 29 (7.92%) Business Analyst
8 23 (6.28%) Senior
9 19 (5.19%) Test Automation Engineer
9 19 (5.19%) Test Manager
10 17 (4.64%) QA Engineer
10 17 (4.64%) Software Engineer
10 17 (4.64%) Test Leader
11 16 (4.37%) QA Tester
12 14 (3.83%) Principal Engineer
13 13 (3.55%) Principal Software Engineer
14 12 (3.28%) SAP Analyst
15 10 (2.73%) Developer
15 10 (2.73%) SAP Consultant
16 8 (2.19%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.20%) Playwright
2 15 (4.10%) .NET
3 13 (3.55%) REST
4 11 (3.01%) SOAP
5 10 (2.73%) RESTful
5 10 (2.73%) Web Services
6 9 (2.46%) React
6 9 (2.46%) XML
7 8 (2.19%) HTML
8 7 (1.91%) Middleware
8 7 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (1.37%) ADO
9 5 (1.37%) Kafka
9 5 (1.37%) Terraform
10 4 (1.09%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.09%) SAP Fiori
11 3 (0.82%) ASP.NET
11 3 (0.82%) Node.js
11 3 (0.82%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.82%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.74%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (5.46%) Product Ownership
3 13 (3.55%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.01%) Data Structures
5 11 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.46%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (1.91%) CMDB
8 7 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.64%) NHS
10 5 (1.37%) FPGA
10 5 (1.37%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.37%) PCIe
10 5 (1.37%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.09%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.82%) Life Science
12 3 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.10%) Windows
2 22 (6.01%) Linux
3 7 (1.91%) VMS
4 5 (1.37%) Android
4 5 (1.37%) FreeRTOS
4 5 (1.37%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.82%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.82%) Unix
6 2 (0.55%) AIX
6 2 (0.55%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.27%) CentOS
7 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (43.44%) Test Automation
2 146 (39.89%) Agile
3 120 (32.79%) User Acceptance Testing
4 88 (24.04%) Validation
5 87 (23.77%) Scenario Testing
6 84 (22.95%) End-to-End Testing
7 76 (20.77%) Migration
8 72 (19.67%) Defect Management
8 72 (19.67%) DevOps
9 70 (19.13%) Software Testing
9 70 (19.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 70 (19.13%) Test Management
10 66 (18.03%) CI/CD
11 65 (17.76%) Problem-Solving
12 64 (17.49%) Test Strategy
13 59 (16.12%) Continuous Improvement
13 59 (16.12%) Data Migration
14 55 (15.03%) Integration Testing
15 54 (14.75%) Manual Testing
16 52 (14.21%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 73 (19.95%) SQL
2 43 (11.75%) Java
3 41 (11.20%) Python
4 26 (7.10%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.37%) C#
6 13 (3.55%) TypeScript
7 9 (2.46%) ABAP
8 6 (1.64%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.37%) Apex Code
9 5 (1.37%) C
10 4 (1.09%) C++
10 4 (1.09%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.82%) Groovy
11 3 (0.82%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.82%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.55%) PROC SQL
12 2 (0.55%) Ruby
13 1 (0.27%) PeopleCode
13 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 125 (34.15%) Security Cleared
2 87 (23.77%) SC Cleared
3 44 (12.02%) ISTQB
4 33 (9.02%) Degree
5 32 (8.74%) DV Cleared
6 17 (4.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 12 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.91%) ACCA
9 7 (1.91%) CIMA
10 6 (1.64%) ISEB
11 2 (0.55%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.55%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.55%) MOS
12 1 (0.27%) CCNA
12 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.27%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (31.42%) QA
2 24 (6.56%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.37%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.91%) NCSC
4 7 (1.91%) WCAG
5 5 (1.37%) JSP 440
5 5 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.09%) IFRS
6 4 (1.09%) ISO 20022
6 4 (1.09%) SEPA
7 3 (0.82%) DICOM
7 3 (0.82%) HL7
7 3 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.55%) GRC
8 2 (0.55%) NIST
8 2 (0.55%) PMO
8 2 (0.55%) SLA
9 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.27%) GDPR
9 1 (0.27%) GMP
System Software
1 12 (3.28%) Docker
2 5 (1.37%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.09%) vSphere
4 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.91%) Grafana
3 5 (1.37%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.82%) Ansible
4 3 (0.82%) Control-M
4 3 (0.82%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.55%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (0.55%) OPNET
6 1 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.27%) Kibana
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 56 (15.30%) Oracle
2 55 (15.03%) SAP
3 32 (8.74%) Microsoft
4 17 (4.64%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.83%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.46%) Dynatrace
7 8 (2.19%) AppDynamics
8 7 (1.91%) Databricks
9 5 (1.37%) Conga
9 5 (1.37%) Denodo
9 5 (1.37%) GoCardless
9 5 (1.37%) HP
9 5 (1.37%) Splunk
9 5 (1.37%) Talend
10 4 (1.09%) Ariba
10 4 (1.09%) Hyperion
10 4 (1.09%) Tagetik
10 4 (1.09%) VMware
11 3 (0.82%) Centrify
11 3 (0.82%) UiPath