Automated Testing
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 6.52% | - | 4.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 7.59% | - | 4.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £657 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £660 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £670 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £670 | £275 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +143.64% | -50.00% | -12.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £39.21 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £41.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | £45.88 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | £45.88 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 79 | 42 | 61 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 85.87% | 91.30% | 98.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 19 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £290 | £328 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £469 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.06% | +26.59% | -3.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £559 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £600 | £500 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £455 | £500 | £623 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.00% | -19.68% | +19.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.21 | £24.43 | £20.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.53 | £25.17 | £33.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £30.96 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.47% | -32.96% | +15.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.84 | £44.63 | £51.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.79 | £67.70 | £74.37 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £45.46 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.56% | - | +15.45% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Test Automation.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Test Automation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: