The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring Task Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Task Automation over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Task 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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
63
83
101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
80.77%
73.45%
90.99%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
65
86
10th Percentile
£250
£272
£263
25th Percentile
£275
£350
£328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£450
£414
Median % change year-on-year
+2.78%
+8.76%
+0.61%
75th Percentile
£573
£588
£450
90th Percentile
£651
£625
£561
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£375
£395
% change year-on-year
+23.33%
-5.06%
-1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
6
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£13.85
25th Percentile
£21.25
£15.38
£16.02
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£20.50
£20.46
Median % change year-on-year
+9.76%
+0.20%
-32.74%
75th Percentile
£23.75
£25.38
£23.24
90th Percentile
-
£27.40
£46.25
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£20.46
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
+5.08%
-12.94%
Task Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Task Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Task Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Task Automation in Leicester.
Task Automation Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Task Automation also mentioned 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Task Automation.
Task Automation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
