Automation Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Telford

Test Automation Analyst
Shropshire > Telford

The median Test Automation Analyst daily rate in Telford is £430, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
24 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £430 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 690 158 77
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.64% 91.86% 81.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 586 120 58
10th Percentile £358 £324 £257
25th Percentile £413 £404 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £506 £485
Median % change year-on-year -7.31% +4.33% -5.37%
75th Percentile £537 £538 £519
90th Percentile £628 £549 £538
Shropshire median daily rate £469 £500 £485
% change year-on-year -6.20% +3.09% +1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 1 0
10th Percentile £45.05 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% - -
75th Percentile £61.00 - -
90th Percentile £65.25 - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £52.50 £31.31 -
% change year-on-year +67.70% - -

Automation Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

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

Automation Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Telford

Automation Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Telford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Analyst job vacancies in Telford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Automation Test Analyst job vacancies in Telford

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 24 August 2026, Automation Test Analyst 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 Telford region featuring Automation Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA