Java Automation Tester Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Java Automation Tester
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Java Automation Tester daily rate in Leeds is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring a Java Automation Tester 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.19% - 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +42.86%
West Yorkshire median daily rate £400 - £600
% change year-on-year - - +42.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

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 986 638 647
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.35% 96.67% 93.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 416 412
10th Percentile £363 £300 £338
25th Percentile £422 £400 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £564 £575
90th Percentile £656 £650 £648
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 2 29
10th Percentile £18.39 £25.05 £17.65
25th Percentile £25.88 £25.13 £19.50
Median hourly rate £26.25 £25.50 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +5.46% +24.00%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.13 £48.75
90th Percentile - £26.35 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -48.46% +100.00% +31.58%

Java Automation Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Automation Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Java Automation Tester job vacancy trend in Leeds

Java Automation Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Automation Tester job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Automation Tester job vacancies in Leeds

Java Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 5 October 2026, Java Automation Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Java Automation Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Postman
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation

Java Automation Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 2 (100.00%) Postman
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) SoapUI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes