Automation Tester
UK
The median Automation Tester daily rate in the UK is £385, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 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 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 462 | 487 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +37 | +49 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Tester | 86 | 106 | 152 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 79 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | £317 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £363 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.44% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £569 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £573 | £688 | £575 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £280 | £400 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -9.86% | -1.39% |
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 | 30,069 | 39,775 | 53,295 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.85% | 93.04% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,151 | 25,566 | 36,972 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,393 | 2,719 | 1,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.75% | -5.88% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £63.20 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +82.84% |
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 13 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 13 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 | +18 | 68 | £369 | -22.32% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 36 | £340 | -23.25% | 6 |
| London | +24 | 36 | £456 | -8.90% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 36 | £280 | -30.00% | 18 |
| Midlands | +12 | 16 | £263 | -30.92% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 15 | £263 | -30.92% | |
| North of England | -4 | 11 | £390 | -13.33% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 6 | £538 | +13.16% | 6 |
| North West | +7 | 4 | £340 | -15.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | -6 | 4 | £375 | - | 1 |
| South East | +46 | 3 | £350 | - | 2 |
| South West | +35 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | -5 | 1 | £390 | +6.12% | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £200 | - | 1 |
Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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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