Automated Testing
Cheshire > Warrington
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Warrington requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
9 |
- |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+2 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation |
11 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Warrington |
13.92% |
- |
1.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
17.46% |
- |
1.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£237 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£424 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£545 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£558 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£562 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£425 |
£360 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.06% |
-25.00% |
+9.71% |
Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Warrington.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
63 |
57 |
76 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington |
79.75% |
95.00% |
86.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
34 |
30 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
£163 |
£203 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£291 |
£325 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£394 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
-5.26% |
+10.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£478 |
£523 |
£513 |
| 90th Percentile |
£519 |
£576 |
£575 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£438 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.89% |
-5.00% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
0 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£13.41 |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.50 |
- |
£14.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.71 |
- |
£26.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-25.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£24.37 |
- |
£35.83 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67.25 |
- |
£57.00 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£22.85 |
£24.18 |
£23.61 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.50% |
+2.41% |
+46.92% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Warrington citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in Warrington
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Warrington over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Warrington citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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:
