The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gwent requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Gwent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8
1
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gwent
100.00%
14.29%
30.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
1
2
10th Percentile
£318
-
£204
25th Percentile
£368
-
£274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£166
£408
Median % change year-on-year
+171.08%
-59.26%
-25.91%
75th Percentile
£495
-
£549
90th Percentile
£522
-
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£409
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-18.25%
+5.26%
-3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£56.25
Median hourly rate
£16.00
-
£57.50
75th Percentile
£20.35
-
£58.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.62
£22.68
£18.14
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+25.03%
-16.12%
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Gwent
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gwent.
Test Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gwent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Gwent.
Test Automation Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gwent
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Test Automation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gwent region with a requirement for Test Automation.
Test Automation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gwent 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:
