Software Tester
UK
The median Software Tester daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 574 | 679 | 792 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | +113 | -115 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Tester | 13 | 27 | 39 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.047% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.049% | 0.046% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £268 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £285 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £331 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.85% | -11.67% | +3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £422 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £609 | £500 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £290 | £344 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.17% | -15.64% | +15.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £36.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £19.50 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Tester over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
Software Tester
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
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| England | +102 | 12 | £450 | +35.85% | 12 |
| London | +84 | 7 | £475 | +8.57% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 6 | £438 | +50.86% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 4 | £450 | +55.17% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 2 | £450 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +18 | 2 | £450 | +55.17% | 4 |
| South East | +20 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Software Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: