Automation Tester
UK
The median Automation Tester daily rate in the UK is £442 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 480 | 522 | 508 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | -14 | -52 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Tester | 99 | 178 | 385 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 135 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £363 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £442 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.05% | - | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £530 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £588 | £579 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £428 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | -4.89% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £45.06 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £48.90 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £56.58 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.17 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £56.58 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
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 26 April 2024.
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 26 April 2024. 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 | +36 | 77 | £463 | -2.63% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 49 | £425 | -15.00% | 6 |
| London | +84 | 46 | £500 | - | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 39 | £400 | -6.54% | 6 |
| North of England | +17 | 21 | £425 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 12 | £440 | +0.57% | 1 |
| North West | +15 | 8 | £400 | -5.88% | 1 |
| Scotland | +26 | 6 | £375 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Midlands | +23 | 6 | £390 | +1.30% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 5 | £400 | +5.26% | 1 |
| South East | +8 | 3 | £450 | +7.14% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +27 | 1 | £203 | -61.43% | 1 |
| North East | +20 | 1 | £310 | -35.75% | |
| Wales | +16 | 1 | £509 | -18.64% |
Automation Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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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