Automated Testing
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Test Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Automation over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 34 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +9 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 69 | 170 | 194 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 3.22% | 6.34% | 5.69% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.70% | 6.88% | 6.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 128 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £407 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £433 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £479 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.84% | -4.20% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £544 | £564 |
| 90th Percentile | £533 | £712 | £615 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.53 | £62.84 | £40.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.31 | £63.83 | £41.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.25 | £66.56 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.03% | +52.14% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.81 | £68.20 | £46.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.98 | £68.53 | £47.28 |
| UK median hourly rate | £60.00 | £67.38 | £57.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.95% | +17.83% | +27.07% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,865 | 2,470 | 3,195 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 86.95% | 92.13% | 93.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,152 | 1,723 | 2,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.53% | - | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £568 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 57 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.30 | £10.63 | £15.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.07 | £11.25 | £17.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £15.99 | £37.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.95% | -57.28% | -6.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.71 | £43.75 | £50.27 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.63 | £57.05 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £35.02 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.24% | +36.35% | +11.65% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Test Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Test Automation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Test Automation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland.
Test Automation
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Test Automation
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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 |
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| Glasgow | -6 | 36 | £483 | -8.00% | 20 |
| Edinburgh | -24 | 25 | £441 | -7.11% | 24 |
| Perthshire | +8 | 2 | £525 | -7.57% | |
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Test Automation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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