Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Test Scripting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test Scripting over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 113 | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +21 | -26 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Scripting | 28 | 45 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 1.01% | 1.40% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.17% | 1.54% | 1.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 32 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £351 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £409 | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £438 | £387 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.53% | +13.24% | -0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £497 | £583 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £622 | £680 | £500 |
| England median daily rate | £463 | £463 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.11% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £52.50 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £85.00 | £63.63 | £44.97 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.60% | +41.50% | +19.91% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North West
Test Scripting 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 the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,400 | 2,922 | 3,524 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 86.42% | 90.97% | 88.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,555 | 2,080 | 2,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £313 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £588 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +9.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 243 | 149 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £16.73 | £10.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.16 | £20.22 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +66.67% | +15.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £48.75 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.00 | £65.15 | £59.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £37.50 | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +56.25% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Test Scripting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Scripting in the North West.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Scripting in the North West over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Scripting in the North West.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Scripting in the North West over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the North West region over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | -5 | 13 | £475 | +6.74% | 3 |
| Manchester | +11 | 10 | £550 | +29.41% | 6 |
| Merseyside | +24 | 3 | £438 | -14.63% | 2 |
| Lancashire | - | 2 | £375 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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: