Software Testing Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Software Testing
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Software Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 3.39% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £448 £456 £425
% change year-on-year -1.92% +7.35% -10.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Aberdeen

Software Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 41 27 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 69.49% 93.10% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 19 18
10th Percentile £265 £192 £352
25th Percentile £413 £347 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £445 £550
Median % change year-on-year +13.48% -19.09% +33.33%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £597
90th Percentile £583 £555 £638
Scotland median daily rate £460 £463 £450
% change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £19.39 - £28.23
25th Percentile £25.71 - £31.19
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% -31.56% +110.42%
75th Percentile £38.75 £26.55 £42.69
90th Percentile - £27.39 £45.88
Scotland median hourly rate £17.36 £20.00 £18.69
% change year-on-year -13.20% +7.02% +5.46%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Software Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aviation
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA