The median Automation Tester daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 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
9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
56 |
80 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
+24 |
+21 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Tester |
1 |
11 |
16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.21% |
1.38% |
1.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
1.49% |
1.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£429 |
£351 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£463 |
£403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£475 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
+8.57% |
-9.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£488 |
£475 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£525 |
£520 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£475 |
£438 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.16% |
+8.57% |
-9.33% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
467 |
736 |
1,277 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.70% |
92.46% |
98.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
312 |
457 |
931 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£300 |
£356 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£413 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£500 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-7.41% |
+8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£588 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£636 |
£675 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
13 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.08 |
£11.24 |
£12.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£27.87 |
£11.75 |
£15.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£61.76 |
£12.53 |
£54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+392.92% |
-76.80% |
+141.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£99.42 |
£15.25 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£102.00 |
£17.67 |
- |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£22.14 |
£14.34 |
£22.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+54.45% |
-36.29% |
+28.57% |
