Test Automation Leader
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Test Automation Leader daily rate in Northamptonshire 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 | 24 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 1.37% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.48% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £450 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title | 135 | 185 | 221 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 94.39% | 91.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 138 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £271 | £265 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £433 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.89% | +8.13% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £537 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £621 | £573 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £447 | £410 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.02% | -8.89% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.88 | £10.90 | £14.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.56 | £12.37 | £17.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.25 | £14.00 | £19.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +130.36% | -26.37% | -17.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.06 | £35.00 | £26.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.03 | £57.88 | £35.30 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.21 | £17.50 | £20.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.60% | -14.05% | +19.03% |
Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Job postings that featured Automation Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Automation Test Lead
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire 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 |
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| Northampton | - | 2 | £450 | - | |
| Automation Test Lead East Midlands |
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Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.
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Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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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