Functional Testing Contracts in Reading

Functional Testing
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Functional Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Functional Testing over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 86 93
Rank change year-on-year - +7 -30
Contract jobs citing Functional Testing 0 4 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading - 0.39% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.43% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £386 £319
25th Percentile - £422 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £488 £415
Median % change year-on-year - +17.47% -7.78%
75th Percentile - £547 £500
90th Percentile - £579 £523
Berkshire median daily rate £400 £494 £400
% change year-on-year -18.99% +23.44% -19.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Functional 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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,069 922 1,231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 89.98% 89.78% 90.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 580 620 822
10th Percentile £213 £363 £263
25th Percentile £413 £460 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £669 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 23 8
10th Percentile £20.17 £45.50 £12.73
25th Percentile £52.90 £53.00 £19.44
Median hourly rate £61.65 £65.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.16% +132.14% -35.63%
75th Percentile £80.69 £74.40 £33.13
90th Percentile £87.49 £79.19 £40.25
Berkshire median hourly rate £60.57 £57.82 £21.05
% change year-on-year +4.76% +174.67% -1.06%

Functional Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Functional Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Testing in Reading

Functional Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Functional Testing in Reading

Functional Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Functional Testing in Reading