Test Automation Specialist Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Automation Test Specialist
North West > Manchester

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Test Specialist daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Automation Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.055% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

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 1,673 850 1,379
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 92.79% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 974 590 940
10th Percentile £315 £306 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £494
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -8.86% -1.25%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £575
90th Percentile £655 £660 £688
North West median daily rate £475 £456 £488
% change year-on-year +4.17% -6.46% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 44 86
10th Percentile £22.53 - £12.12
25th Percentile £37.50 £13.00 £13.36
Median hourly rate £57.50 £24.83 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +131.62% -12.89% +26.67%
75th Percentile £76.00 £66.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.38 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.75 £32.95
% change year-on-year +73.91% -12.74% +12.45%

Test Automation Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Test Automation Specialist job vacancy trend in Manchester

Test Automation Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Automation Specialist job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Automation Specialist job vacancies in Manchester

Test Automation Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Test Automation Specialist 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 Manchester region featuring Test Automation Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) REST Assured
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Test Automation Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) REST Assured
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Architecture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared