Senior Test Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Senior Automation Test Engineer
Wales > South Wales

As of 1 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Automation Test Engineer daily rate in South Wales.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 333 282 328
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 90.38% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 178 253
10th Percentile £200 £167 £160
25th Percentile £290 £217 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £420
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +1.19% -7.69%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £551
90th Percentile £643 £688 £638
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £420
% change year-on-year -2.94% +1.19% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 27 24
10th Percentile £12.82 £18.15 £13.64
25th Percentile £15.00 £20.68 £21.32
Median hourly rate £18.18 £25.36 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.31% -23.15% +100.67%
75th Percentile £22.00 £41.25 £55.25
90th Percentile £33.00 £45.00 £87.26
Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £25.27 £32.50
% change year-on-year -25.80% -22.25% +108.27%

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Senior Test Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in South Wales

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Automation Engineer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Newport - 1 - -
Senior Test Automation Engineer
Wales

Senior Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Senior 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 South Wales region featuring Senior Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Senior Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared