Manual Testing Contracts in Scotland

Manual Testing
UK > Scotland

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 153 159
Rank change year-on-year - +6 -11
Contract jobs citing Manual Testing 0 14 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland - 0.50% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.54% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 11 7
10th Percentile - £375 £320
25th Percentile - £394 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile - £513 £441
90th Percentile - £575 £447
UK median daily rate £450 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.25
Median hourly rate - - £19.50
75th Percentile - - £21.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £60.00 - £48.50
% change year-on-year - - -0.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Manual 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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,936 2,599 3,264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.48% 92.52% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,166 1,869 2,315
10th Percentile £225 £260 £250
25th Percentile £386 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £580 £558 £550
90th Percentile £663 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 56 48
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.75 £12.04 £19.45
Median hourly rate £18.79 £16.86 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -57.86% -0.01%
75th Percentile £40.94 £49.24 £48.95
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.78 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%

Manual Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Manual Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Manual Testing in Scotland

Manual Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Manual Testing in Scotland

Manual Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Manual Testing in Scotland