Automated Testing
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 42 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +26 | -29 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 60 | 96 | 75 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | 2.90% | 4.75% | 3.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.30% | 5.35% | 3.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 59 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £379 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £453 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £461 | £585 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.28% | +6.36% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £650 | £621 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £690 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +0.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.07 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.73 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £46.15 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.58 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £69.23 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £50.00 | £50.00 | £24.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +102.02% | -61.92% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley
Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,816 | 1,793 | 2,293 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 87.86% | 88.67% | 91.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,183 | 1,051 | 1,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £298 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -1.90% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 138 | 54 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £18.92 | £18.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.35 | £29.75 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £56.75 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.68% | +13.49% | +138.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.00 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.09 | £69.03 | £74.08 |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.00 | £51.00 | £51.96 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.86% | -1.85% | +38.56% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Automation in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
Test Automation
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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 |
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| Berkshire | -26 | 48 | £500 | -18.03% | 20 |
| Buckinghamshire | +12 | 11 | £325 | -36.59% | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | -16 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
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Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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