Functional Tester Contracts in England

Functional Tester
UK > England

As of 26 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Functional Tester daily rate in England.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 543 644 753
Rank change year-on-year +101 +109 -143
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Tester 2 15 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.005% 0.030% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.031% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 15 13
10th Percentile - £398 £333
25th Percentile - £513 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £370
Median % change year-on-year - +62.16% -11.90%
75th Percentile - £666 £400
90th Percentile - £835 £430
UK median daily rate £375 £600 £373
% change year-on-year -37.50% +61.07% -8.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,467 47,939 67,846
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.60% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,885 33,999 48,181
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,421 1,437 1,912
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.96 £44.53 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% +97.91% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.25 £65.75 £48.62
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.35 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.09% +95.65% +0.24%

Functional Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Functional Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Tester in England

Functional Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Tester in England.

Daily rate trend for Functional Tester in England

Functional Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Tester in England.

Hourly rate trend for Functional Tester in England

Functional Tester
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
London +98 1 - - 1
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
Functional Tester
UK

Functional Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Functional Tester 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 job ads across the England region featuring Functional Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Wiki
2 1 (50.00%) Zephyr
2 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Server Migrations
2 1 (50.00%) SoapUI
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Maven
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) SOAP
2 1 (50.00%) Web Services
2 1 (50.00%) XML
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Biometrics

Functional Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
2 1 (50.00%) Maven
2 1 (50.00%) SoapUI
2 1 (50.00%) Zephyr
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) SOAP
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services
1 1 (50.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Biometrics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Server Migrations
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft