Automated Testing
Suffolk > Ipswich
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | - | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich | 19.51% | - | 5.26% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 21.05% | - | 5.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £169 | - | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £253 | - | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £305 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -21.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £329 | - | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £355 | - | £595 |
| Suffolk median daily rate | £305 | - | £513 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £16.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Suffolk median hourly rate | £16.00 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Ipswich
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 Ipswich.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 38 | 47 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich | 92.68% | 85.45% | 93.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 22 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.71% | -7.89% | -17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £534 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £549 | £745 |
| Suffolk median daily rate | £400 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | -17.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.36 | £14.05 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.46 | £14.60 | £14.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.59% | +4.29% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.32 | £15.15 | £14.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.68 | - | - |
| Suffolk median hourly rate | £23.75 | £14.60 | £14.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.67% | +4.29% | -12.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
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Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Test Automation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Ipswich
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Ipswich over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Test Automation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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: