Automated Testing
West Midlands > Warwickshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Warwickshire requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 40 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -7 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire | 1.72% | 1.71% | 3.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.02% | 1.97% | 3.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | - | £505 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £387 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.74% | -26.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | - | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £515 | £529 | £471 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.60% | +12.26% | +4.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Warwickshire
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 Warwickshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 445 | 305 | 305 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire | 85.09% | 87.14% | 88.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 255 | 177 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £413 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £475 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £613 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £670 | £738 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.12 | - | £17.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.44 | £14.70 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.28 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.68% | +13.26% | +98.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.25 | £35.00 | £34.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | - | £36.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.50 | £23.89 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.19% | +3.87% | +29.94% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Test Automation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Warwickshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
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 Test Automation within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | -4 | 8 | £475 | - | 1 |
| Test Automation West Midlands |
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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: