Test Scripting Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring Test Scripting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 21 33
Rank change year-on-year -15 +12 +12
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 2 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.80% 1.65% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% 1.90% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £360 - -
25th Percentile £361 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £368 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.13% - -
75th Percentile £381 - -
90th Percentile £385 - -
South East median daily rate £484 £431 £475
% change year-on-year +12.12% -9.21% +12.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Sussex

Test Scripting 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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 201 105 214
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 80.08% 86.78% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 68 152
10th Percentile £197 £198 £201
25th Percentile £300 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £466
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -3.49% -11.19%
75th Percentile £575 £582 £544
90th Percentile £720 £664 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £505
% change year-on-year -0.10% -0.89% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 12
10th Percentile £12.63 £15.97 £13.41
25th Percentile £12.75 £17.42 £17.50
Median hourly rate £26.50 £19.83 £20.44
Median % change year-on-year +33.64% -2.97% -7.77%
75th Percentile £55.63 £22.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £67.50 £23.69 £28.25
South East median hourly rate £25.08 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -44.28% -5.26% +5.56%

Test Scripting
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Scripting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Test Scripting job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Test Scripting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Test Scripting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
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 Test Scripting within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 9 February 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
Worthing -9 2 £368 -8.13%
Test Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 1 (50.00%) WebLogic
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Toad
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Test Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Tester
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) XML
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) webMethods