The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool 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 1 May 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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
112
150
238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
82.35%
80.65%
87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
68
67
185
10th Percentile
£143
£143
£325
25th Percentile
£163
£213
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£444
£375
£490
Median % change year-on-year
+18.33%
-23.47%
+4.53%
75th Percentile
£588
£494
£550
90th Percentile
£654
£630
£655
Merseyside median daily rate
£425
£400
£500
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
-20.00%
+14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
23
6
10th Percentile
£13.28
-
£16.22
25th Percentile
-
£15.50
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£17.44
£18.11
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-3.70%
+3.49%
+55.52%
75th Percentile
£20.00
£34.27
£19.13
90th Percentile
£25.22
£36.99
£21.50
Merseyside median hourly rate
£17.44
£20.31
£18.00
% change year-on-year
-14.11%
+12.81%
+48.42%
Test Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Test Automation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Liverpool.
Test Automation Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Liverpool region with a requirement for Test Automation.
Test Automation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
