QA Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Automation QA Engineer
East of England > Suffolk

The median Automation QA Engineer daily rate in Suffolk is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 0.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
East of England median daily rate £350 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 194 54 83
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 96.43% 94.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 34 41
10th Percentile £313 £202 £185
25th Percentile £385 £234 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £358 £300
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +19.17% -42.86%
75th Percentile £588 £475 £525
90th Percentile £724 £550 £575
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 18
10th Percentile £14.52 £16.42 -
25th Percentile £14.59 - £14.05
Median hourly rate £15.95 £17.79 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% -62.55% +174.88%
75th Percentile £18.31 £18.92 £48.75
90th Percentile £18.75 £35.28 £51.91
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £40.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +25.00% -15.79% +13.64%

QA Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

QA Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Suffolk

QA Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation Engineer within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Ipswich - 1 £350 - 3
QA Automation Engineer
East of England

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, QA 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 Suffolk region featuring QA Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) IPv4
1 1 (100.00%) IPv6
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) VMS
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) xDSL

QA Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) IPv4
1 1 (100.00%) IPv6
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) xDSL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker