Automated Testing
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 12 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +7 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 4.92% | 4.88% | 2.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.17% | 5.33% | 2.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £664 | - | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £666 | £306 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £313 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.00% | -19.35% | -8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £359 | £416 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £384 | £421 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £675 | £375 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.00% | -13.79% | -0.57% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Watford
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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 58 | 75 | 113 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 95.08% | 91.46% | 91.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 53 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £254 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £306 | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £375 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -21.05% | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £531 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £635 | £744 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £530 | £444 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.32% | -19.32% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.53 | £13.28 | £17.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.96 | £13.69 | £18.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.51 | £14.31 | £21.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +106.18% | -33.35% | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.82 | £14.94 | £24.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.44 | £16.88 | £25.43 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £43.00 | £60.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.33% | -7.69% | +8.33% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Test Automation.
Test Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: