Test Automation Contract Job Trends in Gaydon

Automated Testing
Warwickshire > Gaydon

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gaydon requiring Test Automation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 8
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 -
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gaydon 2.38% 16.67% 11.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.86% 20.00% 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £396 -
25th Percentile £425 £410 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £442 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% -11.70% -
75th Percentile £475 £471 -
90th Percentile - £504 -
Warwickshire median daily rate £500 £448 £675
% change year-on-year +11.61% -33.63% +8.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gaydon

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 Gaydon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 35 20 15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gaydon 83.33% 83.33% 83.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 7
10th Percentile £220 £353 £436
25th Percentile £352 £358 £476
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £435 £513
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -15.12% -6.82%
75th Percentile £494 £532 £547
90th Percentile £535 £538 £574
Warwickshire median daily rate £500 £575 £556
% change year-on-year -13.04% +3.37% +5.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £28.27 - -
25th Percentile £30.47 - -
Median hourly rate £34.43 - -
75th Percentile £39.09 - -
90th Percentile £40.46 - -
Warwickshire median hourly rate £40.46 £14.70 £25.00
% change year-on-year +175.24% -41.20% +44.93%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Gaydon

Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gaydon.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Gaydon

Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Gaydon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gaydon citing Test Automation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gaydon citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in Gaydon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gaydon citing Test Automation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gaydon citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gaydon by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree