Software Tester
UK
The median Software Tester daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 565 | 657 | 800 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +143 | -103 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Tester | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.032% | 0.048% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.035% | 0.051% | 0.049% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 16 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | - | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £285 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £356 | £369 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.40% | -3.39% | +11.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £388 | £447 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £556 | £500 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £290 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +98.28% | -17.14% | +18.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £36.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £44.24 |
| 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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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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 2 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
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Top 9 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 2 June 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 | +83 | 10 | £450 | +26.32% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 8 | £513 | +73.73% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 8 | £575 | +98.28% | 19 |
| London | +97 | 6 | £525 | +40.00% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £613 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 2 | £450 | +55.17% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 2 | £450 | - | 1 |
| South East | +10 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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: