Tester
UK
The median Tester daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 313 | 286 | 288 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +2 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 303 | 561 | 859 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.95% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 211 | 414 | 651 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £314 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | +8.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £427 | £410 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.35% | +4.02% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £55.80 | £12.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.18 | £61.50 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.15 | £72.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.13% | +300.00% | -60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.09 | £81.50 | £36.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.04 | £86.60 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.30 | £54.00 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -80.93% | +195.89% | -42.06% |
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 | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester.
Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Tester
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | -16 | 264 | £450 | -10.00% | 100 |
| London | +3 | 151 | £475 | -13.64% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 114 | £425 | -7.61% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 113 | £425 | -0.35% | 74 |
| South East | -4 | 39 | £425 | +1.19% | 16 |
| North of England | -14 | 39 | £450 | +5.88% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 23 | £463 | +2.78% | 10 |
| North West | -6 | 13 | £400 | +11.89% | 11 |
| Midlands | +15 | 12 | £365 | -14.12% | 9 |
| South West | +7 | 12 | £533 | +18.33% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 8 | £380 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +20 | 6 | £375 | -14.58% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 4 | £203 | -59.50% | 3 |
| North East | +1 | 3 | £600 | +24.35% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £562 | - | 3 |
| East of England | 0 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 Tester in the job title.
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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:
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