Automation Test Lead Contracts in the North of England

Test Automation Leader
England > North of England

The median Test Automation Leader daily rate in the North of England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 184 216
Rank change year-on-year +19 +32 +12
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.030% 0.021% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.023% 0.072%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £504
25th Percentile - - £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £520
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.78%
75th Percentile - - £530
90th Percentile - - £536
England median daily rate £450 £500 £575
% change year-on-year -10.00% -13.04% +16.16%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 3,078 4,441 5,553
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 93.14% 95.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,038 2,789 3,920
10th Percentile £230 £263 £285
25th Percentile £364 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.29% -4.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £600
90th Percentile £646 £673 £680
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 394 162
10th Percentile £12.86 £11.02 £13.96
25th Percentile £16.16 £12.53 £18.82
Median hourly rate £24.50 £19.34 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year +26.68% -36.67% +65.08%
75th Percentile £49.38 £45.97 £49.40
90th Percentile £80.22 £60.00 £65.68
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Automation Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Automation Test Lead in the North of England

Automation Test Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Test Lead in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Automation Test Lead in the North of England

Automation Test Lead
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Yorkshire +8 1 £450 -
Automation Test Lead
England

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Automation Test Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) NHS
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA