Contract Process & Methodology Statistics in Middlesbrough

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile	2	-	£375	-	3 33.33%	2
Validation	2	-	£375	-	3 33.33%
Test Management	2	-	£375	-	3 33.33%
SDLC	3	-	£389	-	2 22.22%	1
API Testing	3	-	£419	-	2 22.22%
Defect Management	3	-	£345	-	2 22.22%
CI/CD	3	-	£419	-	2 22.22%	1
DevOps	3	-	£419	-	2 22.22%	1
Continuous Improvement	3	-	£419	-	2 22.22%
Test Automation	3	-	£419	-	2 22.22%
Penetration Testing	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Strategic Planning	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Software Testing	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%
Enterprise Architecture	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Technical Architecture	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Computer Science	4	-	£205	-	1 11.11%
User Acceptance Testing	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Regression Testing	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Stakeholder Management	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%
Test Scripting	4	-	£375	-	1 11.11%
Manual Testing	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%
Data Validation	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Security Architecture	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Stakeholder Engagement	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%	2
BDD	4	-	£375	-	1 11.11%
Test Strategy	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%
User Stories	4	-	£375	-	1 11.11%
Cybersecurity	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%	2
Exploratory Testing	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Acceptance Criteria	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Problem-Solving	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%	4
Sprint Retrospective	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Sprint Planning	4	-	£315	-	1 11.11%
Technology Roadmap	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Strategic Roadmap	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Architecture Governance	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Test Planning	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%
Mentoring	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%	3
Customer Service	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Roadmaps	4	-	-	-	1 11.11%
Collaborative Culture	4	-	£463	-	1 11.11%	2