Automation Test Lead Contracts in Knutsford

Test Automation Leader
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Test Automation Leader daily rate in Knutsford is £333, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Knutsford 0.81% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £315 - -
25th Percentile £319 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 - -
75th Percentile £339 - -
90th Percentile £340 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £333 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Knutsford with a recognized job title 226 170 111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 94.97% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 149 90
10th Percentile £313 £350 £506
25th Percentile £358 £390 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £455 £565
Median % change year-on-year -11.65% -19.47% +15.31%
75th Percentile £492 £576 £610
90th Percentile £537 £618 £680
Cheshire median daily rate £430 £475 £514
% change year-on-year -9.47% -7.59% +15.51%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

Job postings that featured Automation Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Knutsford.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Test Lead in Knutsford

Automation Test Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Test Lead in Knutsford.

Daily rate trend for Automation Test Lead in Knutsford

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Knutsford

For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Automation Test Lead contract job roles required 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 Knutsford region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) REST
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) BrowserStack
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Knutsford 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) BrowserStack
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java