Automation Tester
UK
The median Automation Tester daily rate in the UK is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 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 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 449 | 483 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +48 | +48 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Tester | 81 | 104 | 155 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.24% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 79 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £229 | £344 | £346 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £366 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.42% | - | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £580 | £517 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £688 | £575 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £310 | £406 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.69% | -6.61% | -3.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 28,543 | 40,362 | 52,705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.01% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,235 | 25,935 | 36,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,277 | 2,865 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.58 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +95.12% |
Automation Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Automation Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Automation Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Tester.
Automation Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Automation Tester over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
Automation Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Automation Tester.
Automation Tester
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 2 July 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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| England | +38 | 63 | £388 | -19.48% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 35 | £310 | -23.69% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 34 | £340 | -23.85% | 15 |
| London | +23 | 32 | £455 | -8.95% | 13 |
| Midlands | +15 | 16 | £263 | -30.92% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 15 | £263 | -30.92% | 1 |
| North of England | -2 | 10 | £450 | -5.26% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 6 | £538 | +13.16% | 3 |
| Scotland | -1 | 4 | £375 | - | 3 |
| South East | +54 | 3 | £350 | - | 4 |
| South West | +36 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | +11 | 3 | £340 | -15.00% | 6 |
| North East | -1 | 1 | £390 | +25.81% | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £200 | - | 1 |
Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, 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 featuring Automation Tester in the job title.
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Automation Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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