Test Automation Contracts in Hemel Hempstead

Automated Testing
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hemel Hempstead 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 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Test Automation 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 5.00% - 3.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% - 3.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £460
25th Percentile £613 - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £700
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.27%
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £483 £375 £525
% change year-on-year +28.67% -28.57% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20 30 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 100.00% 85.71% 80.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 25 68
10th Percentile £282 £351 £315
25th Percentile £456 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -7.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £700
90th Percentile £615 £725 £804
Hertfordshire median daily rate £529 £400 £538
% change year-on-year +32.25% -25.58% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.25
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.57%
75th Percentile - - £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £54.00 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +8.00% -23.08% +18.18%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Hemel Hempstead

Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Test Automation

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM