The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
66
84
95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
80.49%
73.04%
89.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
65
82
10th Percentile
£250
£288
£290
25th Percentile
£364
£361
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£450
£418
Median % change year-on-year
+4.17%
+7.78%
+4.38%
75th Percentile
£554
£588
£450
90th Percentile
£651
£646
£608
Leicestershire median daily rate
£463
£375
£414
% change year-on-year
+23.33%
-9.37%
+3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
5
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£13.62
25th Percentile
£21.25
£15.38
£15.00
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£20.50
£20.32
Median % change year-on-year
+9.76%
+0.89%
+25.05%
75th Percentile
£23.75
£25.38
£21.71
90th Percentile
-
£27.40
£22.93
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£20.32
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
+5.81%
+9.84%
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Test Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Leicester.
Test Automation Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 4 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Test 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 Test Automation.
Test 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:
