Automation Test Analyst Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Test Automation Analyst
UK > Work from Home

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Automation Analyst daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 298 336 460
Rank change year-on-year +38 +124 +143
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Test Analyst 6 9 17
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.061% 0.059% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.063% 0.069%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 11
10th Percentile - £325 £375
25th Percentile - £340 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £450 £458
Median % change year-on-year - -1.64% +7.65%
75th Percentile - £471 £495
90th Percentile - £499 -
UK median daily rate £426 £365 £600
% change year-on-year +16.66% -39.17% +41.18%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Automation Test Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Automation Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Automation Test Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Automation Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Automation Test Analyst.

Automation Test Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Automation Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Automation Test Analyst.

Automation Test Analyst hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Automation Test Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Automation Test Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Java
2 5 (83.33%) HP UFT
3 4 (66.67%) Playwright
3 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (66.67%) System Testing
3 4 (66.67%) Reuters
3 4 (66.67%) Bloomberg
3 4 (66.67%) .NET
3 4 (66.67%) Windows
3 4 (66.67%) OOP
3 4 (66.67%) OO
3 4 (66.67%) Python
3 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
3 4 (66.67%) C#
3 4 (66.67%) TestComplete
3 4 (66.67%) Integration Testing
3 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
3 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
3 4 (66.67%) Selenium
3 4 (66.67%) Cypress.io
3 4 (66.67%) Open Source
4 1 (16.67%) Splunk
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) GitLab
4 1 (16.67%) Apigee
4 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case

Automation Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Apigee
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) HP UFT
2 4 (66.67%) Cypress.io
2 4 (66.67%) Selenium
2 4 (66.67%) TestComplete
3 1 (16.67%) GitLab
3 1 (16.67%) REST Assured
General
1 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) .NET
1 4 (66.67%) Playwright
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 4 (66.67%) OO
2 4 (66.67%) OOP
2 4 (66.67%) Open Source
2 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 4 (66.67%) System Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Use Case
3 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Java
2 4 (66.67%) C#
2 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 4 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Bloomberg
1 4 (66.67%) Reuters
2 1 (16.67%) Splunk