The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
29
-
35
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-5
Contract jobs citing Software Testing
3
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
Software Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
154
213
231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
78.97%
87.30%
91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
74
120
145
10th Percentile
£313
£329
£216
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£525
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+2.38%
+10.53%
+18.75%
75th Percentile
£650
£625
£569
90th Percentile
£747
£700
£700
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
51
42
49
10th Percentile
-
£22.31
£14.70
25th Percentile
£16.06
£28.85
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£19.18
£42.50
£39.73
Median % change year-on-year
-54.87%
+6.99%
-3.11%
75th Percentile
£46.18
£49.52
£44.68
90th Percentile
£48.00
£53.43
£68.02
North West median hourly rate
£21.00
£35.00
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-40.00%
+66.67%
+15.21%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Lancashire.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Lancashire.
Software Testing Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software Testing also mentioned 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
