QA Automation Contract Job Trends in West Sussex
Quality Assurance (QA) Automation
South East > West Sussex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Sussex citing QA Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing QA Automation | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex | 0.46% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.52% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £283 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £290 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £293 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £310 | £488 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.41% | +18.18% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
West Sussex
QA 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 citing process or methodology skills in West Sussex.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 381 | 191 | 109 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex | 88.19% | 81.62% | 85.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 221 | 145 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £170 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £283 | £220 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £570 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £713 | £643 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.44% | -1.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 21 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.19 | £12.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £15.50 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.99 | £16.00 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +124.94% | -42.86% | -41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.75 | £20.69 | £29.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.75 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £42.50 | £20.71 | £57.52 |
| % change year-on-year | +105.21% | -64.00% | +9.56% |
QA Automation Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
QA Automation Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing QA Automation.
QA Automation Contract Job Locations in West Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Automation within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Hill | - | 2 | £283 | - | 2 |
| QA Automation South East |
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QA Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actionable Insight | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | API Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | BDD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cross-Browser Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data-Driven Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Design Patterns | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | End-to-End Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Machine Learning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Performance Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Prompt Engineering | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Scrum | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SDLC | 100.0% | 2 |