Test Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Automation Test Engineer
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Automation Test Engineer daily rate in Shropshire is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £250 £488 -
% change year-on-year -48.72% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 599 123 121
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 93.18% 85.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 78 84
10th Percentile £350 £314 £200
25th Percentile £402 £421 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £485 £492
Median % change year-on-year -5.36% -1.32% -8.13%
75th Percentile £506 £537 £535
90th Percentile £575 £541 £538
West Midlands median daily rate £478 £480 £480
% change year-on-year -0.52% - -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 1 6
10th Percentile £25.15 - £14.94
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £12.18 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +331.03% -18.80% -72.73%
75th Percentile £61.00 - -
90th Percentile £65.25 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.99 £18.07 £22.00
% change year-on-year +88.13% -17.89% +10.00%

Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Test Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Test Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire

Test Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 18 May 2026. 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
Telford - 2 £250 -
Test Automation Engineer
West Midlands

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Test Automation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Shropshire region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management

Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA