Automated Testing
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 18 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +19 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth | 2.40% | 7.69% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.32% | 10.27% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | £454 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £507 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £514 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.16% | -6.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £521 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £526 | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £580 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.17% | -6.82% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £53.25 | £49.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55.63 | £56.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £56.75 | £58.75 | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £55.00 | £50.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -33.33% | +30.43% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 241 | 146 | 194 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth | 72.16% | 74.87% | 92.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 123 | 91 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £380 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £461 | £454 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -6.52% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £556 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £626 | £850 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £538 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -7.33% | +10.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 27 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.72 | £25.15 | £51.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.48 | £32.94 | £53.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £50.00 | £57.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -12.82% | +1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.13 | £56.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.55 | £61.50 | £76.86 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £48.25 | £37.44 | £57.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.86% | -34.71% | +9.24% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Test Automation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Portsmouth
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Test Automation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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: