Rational Performance Tester Contract Job Trends in England

IBM Rational Performance Tester (RPT)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Rational Performance Tester skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 542
Rank change year-on-year - - +88
Contract jobs citing Rational Performance Tester 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in England - - 0.011%
As % of the Development Applications category - - 0.091%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £421
25th Percentile - - £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £455
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.21%
75th Percentile - - £476
90th Percentile - - £479
UK median daily rate - - £455
% change year-on-year - - -4.21%

All Development Application Skills
England

Rational Performance Tester falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 5,041 3,447 4,399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.93% 14.15% 11.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,296 2,327 2,962
10th Percentile £349 £348 £350
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £604 £638
90th Percentile £681 £718 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 66 213
10th Percentile £36.25 £27.72 £31.97
25th Percentile £58.50 £50.00 £52.50
Median hourly rate £67.50 £62.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -3.85% +5.69%
75th Percentile £75.00 £74.69 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £81.48 £77.05
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £59.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +9.24% -8.46% +5.69%

Rational Performance Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rational Performance Tester relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Rational Performance Tester job vacancy trend in England

Rational Performance Tester
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Rational Performance Tester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Rational Performance Tester

Rational Performance Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Rational Performance Tester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Rational Performance Tester