Design for Testability (DFT)
England > South East
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Design for Test skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Design for Test over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 189 | 250 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +61 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Design for Test | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | - | 0.25% | 0.092% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.28% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £271 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £289 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £307 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | - | £675 | £289 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +133.32% | -55.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42.50 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | £45.00 | £45.00 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South East
Design for Test 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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 4,596 | 4,978 | 6,849 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 84.27% | 89.15% | 89.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,675 | 3,464 | 4,669 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £248 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £508 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.38% | +1.50% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £615 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 439 | 213 | 279 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £16.25 | £11.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £22.16 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £50.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +132.56% | -21.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.86 | £75.00 | £61.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +45.00% | +7.94% |
Design for Test
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Design for Test as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Design for Test
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design for Test in the South East.
Design for Test
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design for Test in the South East.