Automation Tester Contract Job Trends in Loughborough

Automation Tester
Leicestershire > Loughborough

The median Automation Tester daily rate in Loughborough is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Loughborough 12.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £360 £319 -
% change year-on-year +13.03% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Loughborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Loughborough. 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 Loughborough with a recognized job title 7 2 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.50% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 7
10th Percentile £215 £171 -
25th Percentile £219 £173 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £175 £360
Median % change year-on-year +105.71% -51.39% -22.16%
75th Percentile - £178 £475
90th Percentile £467 £179 -
Leicestershire median daily rate £400 £400 £450
% change year-on-year - -11.11% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £21.00 - £14.00
Leicestershire median hourly rate £21.00 £24.00 £19.69
% change year-on-year -12.50% +21.89% +6.43%

Automation Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Loughborough

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

Automation Tester job vacancy trend in Loughborough

Automation Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Loughborough

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Tester job vacancies in Loughborough

Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Loughborough

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, 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 Loughborough region featuring Automation Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle ERP
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle