Senior Automation Test Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Senior Automation Test Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
23 |
26 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+7 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Automation Engineer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset |
0.72% |
0.49% |
0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.81% |
0.53% |
0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£605 |
- |
£611 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£610 |
£600 |
£623 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.67% |
-3.61% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£615 |
- |
£634 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£568 |
£590 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.81% |
+7.27% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title |
123 |
187 |
204 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
88.49% |
92.12% |
98.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
85 |
113 |
156 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£164 |
£196 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£250 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-5.26% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£578 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£724 |
£605 |
£719 |
| South West median daily rate |
£500 |
£520 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-0.95% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
32 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.66 |
£12.28 |
£17.38 |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.48 |
£15.23 |
£32.11 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.51 |
£25.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.96% |
-50.00% |
+0.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£19.76 |
£40.00 |
£61.09 |
| 90th Percentile |
£20.51 |
£48.00 |
£76.84 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£63.50 |
£55.00 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.45% |
-15.38% |
+38.30% |
