Test Automation Contracts in Oxford

Automated Testing
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 14 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 2.08% 1.92% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.22% 2.30% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £475 £488 -
% change year-on-year -2.56% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45 87 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 93.75% 83.65% 85.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 58 85
10th Percentile £206 £250 £300
25th Percentile £360 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £663 £525 £550
90th Percentile £700 £575 £678
Oxfordshire median daily rate £500 £425 £473
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.05% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 16 2
10th Percentile £13.08 £12.75 £22.05
25th Percentile £16.96 £13.00 £22.13
Median hourly rate £45.00 £21.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.29% -14.29% +30.95%
75th Percentile £46.30 £39.13 £27.13
90th Percentile £46.78 £65.00 £27.35
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £27.76 £19.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year +42.36% -25.00% +38.96%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Oxford

Test Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Oxford.

Daily rate trend for Test Automation in Oxford

Test Automation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Oxford.

Hourly rate trend for Test Automation in Oxford

Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Test Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Load Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation