Senior Test Automation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Senior Automation Test Engineer
UK > Wales

As of 1 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Automation Test Engineer daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Automation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £625 £525 £420
% change year-on-year +19.05% +25.00% -23.64%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 424 340 403
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 91.40% 94.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 222 308
10th Percentile £183 £160 £166
25th Percentile £284 £213 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £420
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +1.19% -6.67%
75th Percentile £523 £550 £538
90th Percentile £638 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 32 25
10th Percentile £13.33 £17.08 £13.33
25th Percentile £13.50 £20.12 £21.25
Median hourly rate £18.75 £25.27 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.80% -22.25% +108.27%
75th Percentile £22.00 £38.27 £55.25
90th Percentile £30.68 £45.00 £87.08
UK median hourly rate £29.60 £32.66 £36.05
% change year-on-year -9.36% -9.40% +2.99%

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Test Automation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Senior Test Automation Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Automation Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. 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
South Wales - 1 - -
Senior Test Automation Engineer
UK

Senior Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Senior Test Automation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Senior Test Automation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Senior Test Automation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared