Automation Test Engineer
Shropshire > Telford
The median Automation Test Engineer daily rate in Telford is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
76 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Telford |
0.34% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.35% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£250 |
- |
- |
| Shropshire median daily rate |
£250 |
- |
- |
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 |
564 |
107 |
108 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.11% |
93.86% |
85.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
449 |
73 |
78 |
| 10th Percentile |
£358 |
£325 |
£299 |
| 25th Percentile |
£408 |
£448 |
£384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£459 |
£500 |
£501 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.20% |
-0.15% |
-6.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£506 |
£538 |
£536 |
| 90th Percentile |
£575 |
£541 |
£538 |
| Shropshire median daily rate |
£459 |
£485 |
£492 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.36% |
-1.32% |
-8.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
31 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25.15 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51.25 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
- |
£15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-72.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61.00 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.25 |
- |
- |
| Shropshire median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
£12.18 |
£15.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+331.03% |
-18.80% |
-72.73% |
Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.
Test Automation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Telford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Automation Engineer job vacancies in Telford.
Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, 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 Telford region featuring Test Automation Engineer in the job title.
Test Automation Engineer 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:
