Automation Test Lead Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Test Automation Leader
North West > Merseyside

The median Test Automation Leader daily rate in Merseyside is £365, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.91% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 - -
North West median daily rate £365 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 306 157 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 95.15% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 105 114
10th Percentile £133 £143 £148
25th Percentile £150 £208 £217
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £425 £394
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +7.94% -17.11%
75th Percentile £525 £545 £494
90th Percentile £638 £638 £588
North West median daily rate £475 £475 £493
% change year-on-year - -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 32
10th Percentile £17.55 £13.07 -
25th Percentile - £16.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £19.97
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -12.65% +17.89%
75th Percentile - £18.08 £34.80
90th Percentile - £24.23 £43.09
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year +73.91% +4.55% -9.95%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Automation Test Lead job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Automation Test Lead
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Test Lead within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 20 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool - 3 £365 - 1
Automation Test Lead
North West

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 20 May 2026, Automation Test Lead 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 Merseyside region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) BDD
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) Gherkin
2 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
2 2 (66.67%) OOP
2 2 (66.67%) Ranorex
2 2 (66.67%) Regression Testing
2 2 (66.67%) SpecFlow
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 2 (66.67%) Ranorex
1 2 (66.67%) SpecFlow
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Gherkin
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) BDD
2 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
2 2 (66.67%) OOP
2 2 (66.67%) Regression Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA