Automated Testing
Berkshire > Slough
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
17 |
13 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+3 |
+9 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Slough |
1.67% |
1.52% |
1.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
1.79% |
1.85% |
1.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
- |
£565 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+61.43% |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£492 |
£620 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.65% |
+12.73% |
+1.15% |
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 Slough.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
56 |
54 |
76 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough |
93.33% |
81.82% |
90.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
38 |
35 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£162 |
£252 |
£292 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£388 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£488 |
£500 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.50% |
+17.65% |
+3.66% |
| 75th Percentile |
£545 |
£641 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£658 |
£691 |
£650 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£533 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.10% |
+6.50% |
-0.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
10 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.65 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.87 |
- |
£24.34 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.79 |
- |
£25.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+19.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£25.89 |
| 90th Percentile |
£21.06 |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£40.44 |
£61.50 |
£61.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-34.25% |
-0.24% |
+12.08% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Slough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:
