Senior Automation Tester
North West > Manchester
The median Senior Automation Tester daily rate in Manchester is £340, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
87 |
- |
102 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Automation Tester |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.099% |
- |
0.059% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
- |
0.062% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£340 |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£340 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
931 |
1,159 |
1,609 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.09% |
95.94% |
94.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
590 |
734 |
1,180 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£316 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£389 |
£406 |
£401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£459 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.25% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£600 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£713 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£493 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.72% |
-1.40% |
+3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
78 |
46 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.00 |
£15.56 |
£15.72 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.13 |
£21.25 |
£16.85 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.68 |
£34.00 |
£19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-39.18% |
+74.36% |
+14.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£35.44 |
£60.00 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72.88 |
£73.00 |
£67.60 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£35.00 |
£30.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.14% |
+14.20% |
+34.71% |
