Automation QA Tester
North East > Tyne and Wear
The median Automation QA Tester daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Automation Tester | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 0.41% | - | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | - | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £390 | - | £465 |
| 75th Percentile | £405 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £390 | - | £465 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title | 236 | 221 | 342 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.72% | 90.95% | 98.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 176 | 102 | 266 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £271 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £377 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £500 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.00% | -9.91% | +11.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £588 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £734 |
| North East median daily rate | £461 | £475 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.89% | -12.04% | +13.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 41 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.60 | £11.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | £12.13 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.00 | £17.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.69 | £48.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £49.08 | £60.00 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £13.00 | £13.99 | £40.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.08% | -65.67% | +139.71% |
QA Automation Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings that featured QA Automation Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
QA Automation Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA Automation Tester in Tyne and Wear.
QA Automation Tester
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation Tester within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| Newcastle upon Tyne | - | 1 | £390 | - | |
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QA Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, QA Automation Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring QA Automation Tester in the job title.
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QA Automation Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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