Automation Test Lead Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

Test Automation Leader
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The median Test Automation Leader daily rate in Warwickshire is £434, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Lead 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £434 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £455 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 663 378 368
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 92.42% 87.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 391 231 250
10th Percentile £342 £235 £386
25th Percentile £413 £389 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £578
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -17.75% +3.82%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £674
90th Percentile £775 £638 £776
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 32 28
10th Percentile £13.69 £21.33 £12.92
25th Percentile £26.51 £28.18 £13.50
Median hourly rate £32.00 £33.91 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.63% +78.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £33.99 £50.00 £26.92
90th Percentile - - £35.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £32.50 £24.34 £19.00
% change year-on-year +33.53% +28.11% -9.39%

Automation Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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

Automation Test Lead job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

Automation Test Lead
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Test Lead within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 28 June 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
Warwick - 2 £434 -
Automation Test Lead
West Midlands

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire

For the 6 months to 28 June 2026, Automation Test Lead 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 Warwickshire region featuring Automation Test Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) HP UFT
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) VB
1 2 (100.00%) VBScript

Automation Test Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) HP UFT
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) VB
1 2 (100.00%) VBScript