Software Testing Contracts in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 154 151 150
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 -23
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 289 387 545
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.41% 1.65% 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 1.84% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 246 335
10th Percentile £205 £255 £300
25th Percentile £393 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £449 £453
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% -0.77% +5.79%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £525
90th Percentile £638 £630 £588
UK median daily rate £457 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -8.60% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 54 63
10th Percentile £36.92 £39.12 £17.25
25th Percentile £56.25 £42.50 £38.88
Median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% +7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile - £70.82 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year +19.05% +7.14% +8.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,297 21,007 27,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.45% 89.55% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,312 14,549 18,866
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £378 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,055 1,290 1,325
10th Percentile £12.32 £11.00 £12.22
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.41 £14.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £46.17
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
South East +26 95 £425 +6.25% 104
North of England +22 63 £433 +1.76% 81
East of England +1 46 £430 -4.44% 63
Yorkshire +44 43 £430 -9.47% 34
Midlands +26 43 £500 +17.65% 70
West Midlands +7 28 £488 -2.50% 44
South West -9 23 £550 +4.76% 49
North West -12 20 £475 +18.75% 42
East Midlands +30 15 £500 +33.33% 26
Scotland -14 12 £498 +4.84% 25
Northern Ireland +8 4 £550 - 9
Isle of Man - 2 - -
Wales +16 1 £210 -73.75% 8
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.77%) Confluence
2 2 (0.69%) Apache
2 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.35%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.35%) Appian
3 1 (0.35%) JBoss
3 1 (0.35%) MTS
3 1 (0.35%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.42%) Simulink
3 5 (1.73%) Stateflow
3 5 (1.73%) TargetLink
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.35%) Misys Midas
1 1 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 39 (13.49%) Azure
2 30 (10.38%) Azure DevOps
3 24 (8.30%) AWS
4 19 (6.57%) GitHub
5 5 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.38%) Amazon EC2
6 4 (1.38%) Amazon S3
6 4 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
6 4 (1.38%) IaaS
6 4 (1.38%) SaaS
6 4 (1.38%) Serverless
6 4 (1.38%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 3 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (1.04%) OpenShift
7 3 (1.04%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.69%) PaaS
8 2 (0.69%) Slack
9 1 (0.35%) GCP
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 35 (12.11%) Modbus
1 35 (12.11%) RS-422
1 35 (12.11%) RS-485
2 16 (5.54%) LAN
3 6 (2.08%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.73%) SNMP
5 4 (1.38%) Software-Defined Radio
6 3 (1.04%) HTTP
6 3 (1.04%) Internet
6 3 (1.04%) SSL
6 3 (1.04%) Wireless
7 2 (0.69%) DNS
7 2 (0.69%) IPv4
7 2 (0.69%) Network Security
7 2 (0.69%) OSPF
7 2 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.69%) RS-232
7 2 (0.69%) VLAN
7 2 (0.69%) VoIP
7 2 (0.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.92%) PostgreSQL
2 19 (6.57%) Oracle Database
3 15 (5.19%) Oracle Database 11g
4 10 (3.46%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.73%) MySQL
5 5 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.38%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.38%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.38%) Couchbase
6 4 (1.38%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.04%) MariaDB
7 3 (1.04%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.69%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.69%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.35%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.35%) Big Data
9 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.35%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.35%) Metadata
9 1 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 44 (15.22%) Git
2 33 (11.42%) Jenkins
3 30 (10.38%) JIRA
4 22 (7.61%) Selenium
5 17 (5.88%) Bitbucket
6 10 (3.46%) Subversion
7 8 (2.77%) Cucumber
7 8 (2.77%) GitLab
7 8 (2.77%) JMeter
8 7 (2.42%) JUnit
8 7 (2.42%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (2.42%) Visual Studio
9 6 (2.08%) Maven
9 6 (2.08%) Postman
9 6 (2.08%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (1.73%) WebDriver
11 4 (1.38%) Artifactory
11 4 (1.38%) GoogleTest
11 4 (1.38%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.38%) TestNG
General
1 99 (34.26%) Social Skills
2 41 (14.19%) Electronics
3 21 (7.27%) Finance
4 18 (6.23%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (5.19%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.46%) Aerospace
7 10 (3.46%) Telecoms
8 8 (2.77%) Automotive
9 5 (1.73%) Banking
9 5 (1.73%) Games
10 3 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.04%) Military
11 2 (0.69%) German Language
11 2 (0.69%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.69%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.69%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.35%) Law
12 1 (0.35%) Marketing
12 1 (0.35%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 48 (16.61%) Software Engineer
2 45 (15.57%) Developer
3 38 (13.15%) Test Engineer
4 28 (9.69%) C++ Software Engineer
5 27 (9.34%) Analyst
6 20 (6.92%) Test Manager
7 19 (6.57%) Hardware Engineer
7 19 (6.57%) Storage Manager
8 15 (5.19%) Senior
8 15 (5.19%) Test Analyst
8 15 (5.19%) Tester
9 14 (4.84%) PostgreSQL Developer
10 13 (4.50%) SQL Developer
11 11 (3.81%) Software Test Engineer
12 10 (3.46%) Systems Engineer
13 9 (3.11%) Lead
14 8 (2.77%) Software Developer
15 7 (2.42%) C Software Engineer
15 7 (2.42%) C/C++ Software Engineer
15 7 (2.42%) Test Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.50%) YAML
2 11 (3.81%) Web Services
3 8 (2.77%) CSS
3 8 (2.77%) Gherkin
3 8 (2.77%) HTML
4 7 (2.42%) .NET
4 7 (2.42%) RESTful
4 7 (2.42%) XML
5 6 (2.08%) React
5 6 (2.08%) REST
5 6 (2.08%) Spring
6 5 (1.73%) Spring Boot
7 4 (1.38%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.38%) JSON
7 4 (1.38%) Node.js
7 4 (1.38%) SOAP
8 3 (1.04%) JDBC
8 3 (1.04%) JPA
8 3 (1.04%) JWT
8 3 (1.04%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.38%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (5.54%) Driving Licence
3 10 (3.46%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.11%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.42%) Algorithms
5 7 (2.42%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.08%) Life Science
7 5 (1.73%) FPGA
7 5 (1.73%) NHS
7 5 (1.73%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.04%) ASIC
9 3 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.04%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.04%) Verilog
10 2 (0.69%) Distributed Applications
10 2 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.69%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 46 (15.92%) Linux
2 34 (11.76%) Windows
3 23 (7.96%) Unix
4 16 (5.54%) Windows 10
4 16 (5.54%) Windows 7
5 14 (4.84%) zOS
6 4 (1.38%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (1.04%) Android
8 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (47.75%) Agile
2 106 (36.68%) DevOps
3 90 (31.14%) Software Engineering
4 75 (25.95%) Test Automation
5 66 (22.84%) Unit Testing
6 54 (18.69%) Customer Requirements
7 48 (16.61%) Continuous Integration
7 48 (16.61%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 43 (14.88%) TDD
10 40 (13.84%) Scrum
11 38 (13.15%) Pair Programming
12 34 (11.76%) Project Management
13 33 (11.42%) Test Strategy
14 32 (11.07%) Test Scripting
15 31 (10.73%) Validation
16 26 (9.00%) Migration
17 24 (8.30%) Computer Science
18 22 (7.61%) Data Migration
18 22 (7.61%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 62 (21.45%) SQL
2 52 (17.99%) C++
3 51 (17.65%) C#
4 50 (17.30%) C
5 34 (11.76%) Python
6 33 (11.42%) Java
7 23 (7.96%) PL/SQL
8 21 (7.27%) JavaScript
9 19 (6.57%) Bash
10 13 (4.50%) JCL
11 10 (3.46%) REXX
12 7 (2.42%) Bourne shell
12 7 (2.42%) Korn
12 7 (2.42%) MATLAB
13 5 (1.73%) PowerShell
13 5 (1.73%) Shell Script
14 4 (1.38%) Assembly Language
15 3 (1.04%) Go
15 3 (1.04%) SystemVerilog
15 3 (1.04%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 81 (28.03%) Security Cleared
2 56 (19.38%) Degree
3 49 (16.96%) SC Cleared
4 30 (10.38%) ISTQB
5 27 (9.34%) DV Cleared
6 13 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (3.81%) ISEB
8 9 (3.11%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (2.08%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.73%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.38%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.69%) ISEB Practitioner
13 1 (0.35%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.35%) GIAC
13 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.35%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (12.80%) QA
2 7 (2.42%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.08%) MISRA
3 6 (2.08%) MISRA C
4 5 (1.73%) AUTOSAR
4 5 (1.73%) HL7
4 5 (1.73%) ISO 26262
5 3 (1.04%) WCAG
6 2 (0.69%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.69%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.69%) PMO
7 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.35%) SLA
7 1 (0.35%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 21 (7.27%) Firmware
2 13 (4.50%) NFS
2 13 (4.50%) Time Sharing Option
3 8 (2.77%) Docker
4 7 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.38%) VirtualBox
6 3 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (6.92%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 19 (6.57%) Ansible
3 16 (5.54%) SCCM
4 13 (4.50%) Kubernetes
5 9 (3.11%) Terraform
6 3 (1.04%) Puppet
7 2 (0.69%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.69%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.69%) Kibana
8 1 (0.35%) Grafana
8 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 47 (16.26%) Oracle
2 33 (11.42%) Microsoft
3 20 (6.92%) IBM
4 18 (6.23%) HP
5 15 (5.19%) Broadcom
5 15 (5.19%) Dell
6 13 (4.50%) Brocade
6 13 (4.50%) CA
7 5 (1.73%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.73%) Xilinx
8 4 (1.38%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.38%) Google
9 3 (1.04%) Cadence
9 3 (1.04%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.04%) Synopsys
9 3 (1.04%) VMware
10 2 (0.69%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.69%) Siemens
11 1 (0.35%) Cloudera
11 1 (0.35%) Talend