Test Architect
UK
The median Test Architect daily rate in the UK is £563 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 542 | 680 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +138 | +151 | -154 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Architect | 44 | 13 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.022% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.024% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £443 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £442 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £469 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.25% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £531 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £638 | £643 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £42.37 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.63% | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £42.37 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +41.63% | - | - |
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 | 39,991 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,011 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 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% | +10.53% |
| 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 | 2,675 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.28 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
Test Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Architect.
Test Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Architect over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Test Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Architect.
Test Architect
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 Test Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +122 | 44 | £563 | +20.00% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 41 | £475 | -5.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +37 | 34 | - | - | 3 |
| South West | +22 | 6 | £519 | +9.21% | |
| Work from Home | +119 | 3 | £588 | +27.03% | 1 |
| London | +98 | 2 | £588 | +2.17% | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £350 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £350 | - |
Test Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Test Architect 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 Test Architect in the job title.
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Test Architect 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:
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