Automated Testing
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 12 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 33 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +21 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 41 | 69 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 4.50% | 4.74% | 3.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.06% | 5.55% | 3.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 35 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £413 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £486 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £694 | £625 |
| North West median daily rate | £425 | £508 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.26% | +1.50% | -4.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £73.50 | £52.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £79.00 | £62.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.40% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84.50 | £72.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.50 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £79.00 | £62.50 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.40% | -4.58% | +0.77% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 810 | 1,244 | 1,589 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 88.82% | 85.50% | 90.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 553 | 832 | 1,176 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £325 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £551 | £588 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £694 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.50% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 79 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.17 | £12.48 | £15.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.70 | £13.81 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +130.77% | +15.56% | +21.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.38 | £60.63 | £38.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.20 | £72.90 | £66.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £31.88 | £27.50 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.93% | -9.95% | +28.86% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Test Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Manchester.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 June 2025.
Test Automation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Manchester.
Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
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