1 to 25 of 87 Contract Test Automation Jobs in the UK excluding London

Systems Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
OLG Recruitment
Location
Grimsby, South Humberside, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
working alongside firmware, hardware, and compliance engineers. Your day-to-day work spans from functional bring-up and interface characterisation through to scripting automated test suites and expanding the HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test system to accommodate new product variants. Summary You are an experienced test … hand and a Python script in the other : equally able to characterise a new PCB's wireless interface and write the automated test that will verify it on every future build. You'll work alongside the myenergi test team to validate new product variants from first-board bring ...

Systems Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
OLG Recruitment
Location
Stallingborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
working alongside firmware, hardware, and compliance engineers. Your day-to-day work spans from functional bring-up and interface characterisation through to scripting automated test suites and expanding the HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test system to accommodate new product variants. Summary You are an experienced test … hand and a Python script in the other : equally able to characterise a new PCB's wireless interface and write the automated test that will verify it on every future build. You'll work alongside the myenergi test team to validate new product variants from first-board bring ...

Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 per day
critical services that support thousands of users across the UK.Working within a multidisciplinary Agile team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated testing frameworks across UI, API, and end-to-end testing layers. You will work closely with developers, business analysts, and operational stakeholders to ensure robust … operational stakeholders. Contribute to continuous improvement of testing standards, processes, and automation capabilities. Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale automated testing frameworks. Hands-on expertise with Playwright and/or Cypress . Proven experience testing applications and services developed in Kotlin and TypeScript . Strong ...

Test Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Diana Duggan UK Limited
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£425 - £470 per day
seeking a Test Automation Engineer to support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a Market Expansion programme in Payments. Role: Test Automation Engineer Day rate: £425-470 per day (inside IR35) Pay framework: Umbrella Company Start date: ASAP End Date: 31st December 2026 (with scope to extend … Location: Glasgow – 4 days onsite, 1 day working from home As a Test Automation Engineer, you will focus on building and maintaining automated solutions for end-to-end (E2E) flows, ensuring robust deployment and operational excellence across our engineering landscape. Key Responsibilities Maintaining, deploying services, failure investigations Solid ...

Test Automation Engineer Python

Hiring Organisation
Telstra Associates
Location
Glasgow, Glasgow City, City of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£440/day UMBRELLA ONLY
leading professional services consultancy is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to work on a project with a finance client. You will be required to work onsite in Glasgow 4 days a week. As a Test Automation Engineer, you will focus on building and maintaining automated solutions … flows, ensuring robust deployment and operational excellence across our engineering landscape. The Test Automation Engineer must have strong Python programming and coding experience. Key Responsibilities Maintaining, deploying services, failure investigations Solid Python experience Cloud hosting knowledge is required Selenium/Playwright experience Extend the POC codes to services ...

Senior Automation Test Engineer - Identity & Access Management

Hiring Organisation
Som3
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £600/day
Senior Automation Test Engineer Contract - Rate (D.o.E) Sheffield - Hybrid (up to 3 days in office) Role Summary We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test engineer with expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM) back-end validation. Skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion … identity and access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications. Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle ...

QA Test Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of digital services through the design, development, and maintenance of robust automated testing solutions. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in test automation, a passion for quality engineering, and experience working … within complex, large-scale environments. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automated test solutions for both UI and API layers Develop and enhance test frameworks and automation suites to improve efficiency and scalability Collaborate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to define test strategies and acceptance criteria ...

Automation Test Manager

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
Test Automation Manager 2-month initial contract £500 per day - Umbrella Hybrid - Manchester 2x days a week I'm currently partnering with a business seeking a Test Automation Manager to support a mid-flight programme focused on automating manual processes and integrating legacy systems. The role … workflows, ensuring quality is maintained throughout complex integrations. They are particularly keen to see candidates with broad exposure to a range of automation frameworks and programming languages, alongside proven experience establishing automation capability from the ground up within an SME environment where no formal QA function previously existed. ...

Software Test Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
JAM Recruitment Ltd
Location
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
tier one supplier of safety critical systems to the Automotive industry is seeking to recruit a Software Test Automation Engineer to work on a contract based in Nuneaton (hybrid working) that is initially scheduled for 6 months. The Role This contract will involve software test related … diagnostic equipment. Experience Ideal candidates will be experienced Software Engineers with experience in the following areas: C Programming Test Automation Diagnotics/ISO14229 CAN logging Python/CAPL Scripting Automotive Apply For more information on this contract please email your ...

System Test and Validation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Futura Design Limited
Location
Crewe, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Client based in Manchester, is searching for System Test and Validation Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: We are looking for a driven and passionate System Test … defect-free user experience from concept through to delivery. You will play a key role in shaping validation strategies and continuously improving test processes, with a strong focus on automation, reuse of existing test assets, and leveraging established validation practices across the business. Working on our current ...

Software Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£65.00 per hour
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Software Test Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Rate: £65.00 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid/Remote working: 4 days a week likely onsite. A compressed 4 day week (Monday to Thursday) a possibility. Contract: 37 Hours … calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Software Test Engineer Job Description: An exciting opportunity to work as a Software Testing Engineer within the Environment Simulators team based in our Stevenage office with ...

Software Test Engineer (Stevenage)

Hiring Organisation
Akkodis
Location
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
software testing and proving lifecycle for our simulation software releases and software defects. Your responsibilities will span planning, conduct, and reporting: Technical Knowledge Software Test automation Understanding software Logs/Data analysis CI/CD software pipelines GitLab, JIRA, scripting, IBM PLM/ALM/EWM/Doors … Knowledge of Agile Scrum Ability to understand (or experience with) compliance and regulatory requirements AI test automation tooling (Desirable) Software Simulation/Emulator knowledge (Desirable) Linux Network Configuration and analysis tools (Desirable) Test/Proving Planning Understanding Customer needs and requirements from a proving perspective. Understanding design ...

Automation Test Engineer - (IAM)

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £601/day
Role Summary We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test engineer with expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM) back-end validation. Skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion and transformation, and event-driven (Pub/Sub) architectures. This role focuses on testing secure, scalable identity … access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications. Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle workflows ...

AI Automation Engineer - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
VIQU IT Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£350 - £450 per day
clearance required - AI Automation Engineer - Hybrid 2/3 days per week Location can be flexible, London or Leeds. Key criteria: Large prestigious finance house are looking to expand their test team to include AI skills, to join this team you will have previous experience in AI-driven … assisted testing, including GenAI, RAG-based systems, intelligent automation, and tools such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, and Cursor AI, you will bring experience in innovation and PoCs, particularly in AI-led test generation and regression optimisation. Senior QA/SDET with experience across web, mobile, API, desktop ...

AI Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
VIQU IT Recruitment
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - 500 per day + Inside IR35
clearance required - AI Automation Engineer - Hybrid 2/3 days per week onsite Exciting opportunity to join a leading finance house in either London or Leeds Key criteria: Experience in AI-driven and AI-assisted testing, including GenAI, RAG-based systems, intelligent automation, and tools such as GitHub … Copilot, Amazon Q, and Cursor AI, ex. perience in innovation and PoCs, particularly in AI-led test generation and regression optimisation. Proven experience of performing QA/SDET with experience across web, mobile, API, desktop, and cloud testing, highly experienced in test automation frameworks including Selenium, Playwright ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Henderson Scott
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£280.00 - £300.00 per day
back-end development and JSF-based UI, delivering scalable applications using microservices and component-based architecture. The candidate is experienced in continuous delivery practices, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in Git and test automation frameworks. The candidate also demonstrates … back-end development and JSF-based UI * Solid understanding of component-based and microservices architecture along with design systems * Experience with continuous delivery tools, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and test automation frameworks such as Jest * Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines * Exposure ...

SC Cleared Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550 per day + Inside IR35
Automation Tester - Contract Location: Glasgow (3 days onsite)# Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Duration: 6-month contract Clearance: DV or SC We're looking for an experienced Automation Teste r to join a fast-paced Agile team delivering high-quality digital solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, develop … maintain automated test scripts (UI, API, integration) Build and enhance automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress) Identify automation opportunities from user stories and acceptance criteria Execute automated tests within CI/CD pipelines Perform root cause analysis and collaborate on defect resolution Monitor pipelines, manage flaky tests ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £500 per day
back-end development and JSF-based UI, delivering scalable applications using microservices and component-based architecture. The candidate is experienced in continuous delivery practices, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in Git and test automation frameworks. The candidate also demonstrates … back-end development and JSF-based UI Solid understanding of component-based and microservices architecture along with design systems Experience with continuous delivery tools, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and test automation frameworks such as Jest Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines Exposure ...

AI Automation Engineer - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
VIQU IT Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £600 per day
clearance required - AI Automation Engineer - Hybrid 2/3 days per week onsite Exciting opportunity to join a leading finance house in either London or Leeds Key criteria: Experience in AI-driven and AI-assisted testing, including GenAI, RAG-based systems, intelligent automation, and tools such as GitHub … Copilot, Amazon Q, and Cursor AI, ex. perience in innovation and PoCs, particularly in AI-led test generation and regression optimisation. Proven experience of performing QA/SDET with experience across web, mobile, API, desktop, and cloud testing, highly experienced in test automation frameworks including Selenium, Playwright ...

Senior Robotic Process Automation

Hiring Organisation
JOB SWITCH LTD
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£340 - £345 per day
Summary Senior Robotic Process Automation We are seeking a highly capable Senior UiPath AI Automation Lead with strong experience across the UiPath Business Automation Platform, particularly within AI-powered automation technologies. This role combines technical leadership, intelligent automation delivery, and live service ownership. The successful … candidate will lead and support a team of automation developers, drive the adoption of AI-enabled solutions, and oversee the support and maintenance of intelligent automation services in production. The role will focus heavily on leveraging UiPath's AI capabilities, including Communications Mining, Document Understanding, AI Center, Agentic ...

QA Tester

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - £340/day
secure environment. This is a hands-on testing role where you will be responsible for planning, designing, executing, and reporting on both manual and automated testing activities. You'll work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and third-party suppliers to ensure quality standards are met throughout the delivery lifecycle. … coverage and traceability matrices. Analyse business and technical requirements to identify test scenarios and acceptance criteria. Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test scripts. Perform Functional System Testing and Integration Testing. Support End-to-End (E2E) testing activities. Prepare and manage test data requirements. Identify, investigate ...

Contract Front-End Software Tester (JavaScript|Java|Playwright|TypeScript)

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
New Works, Telford, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £475 per day
align testing and achieve product-focused business outcomes. Skills (Tech Stack): • Front-end: Strong JavaScript testing experience , ideally bringing experience with Playwright for test automation • Back-end: Strong experience testing Java-based systems , including API and integration testing across backend services• TypeScript: Experience using TypeScript for scalable … maintainable test automation frameworks• Messaging Platforms: Experience testing multi-channel messaging systems , including SMS, email, and alerting workflows Experience: • Integration & Resilience: Experience testing complex, event-driven systems with webhook/API integrations, decisioning logic, and high-availability architectures (including failover and multi-channel delivery scenarios) Nice to have ...

Test Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £501/day
Build and maintain automated test frameworks and suites for API, event-driven, and graph-based services using Python/PyTest. Define and execute test plans, cases, and test data aligned to requirements and technical specifications, ensuring FR/NFR traceability. Validate IAM models (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, PBAC … test policy-as-code decision points. Perform API automation, contract testing, and event replay/reprocessing scenarios. Validate graph data structures (nodes, relationships, traversal logic); Neo4j experience preferred. Produce regulatory evidence and support test governance, including entry/exit criteria. Develop and manage Jenkins pipelines for test ...

SC Cleared Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 500 - 550 Daily
Automation Tester - Contract Location: Glasgow (3 days onsite)# Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Duration: 6-month contract Clearance: DV or SC We're looking for an experienced Automation Teste r to join a fast-paced Agile team delivering high-quality digital solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, develop … maintain automated test scripts (UI, API, integration) Build and enhance automation frameworks ( click apply for full job details ...

Senior Java Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Atrium Workforce Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£675 - £800 per day
Umbrella Sector: Banking We are looking for a Java Full Stack contractor with strong engineering experience across backend, frontend, and delivery automation, with a particular emphasis on CI/CD automation and system integration . This role suits someone who is hands-on in Java full stack development … also brings deep experience in build/deployment pipelines, release automation, integration patterns, and engineering efficiency improvements . The successful candidate should be comfortable working across the software delivery lifecycle, helping teams improve how applications are built, integrated, tested, and deployed. Key focus areas: Java full stack development across ...