Integration Testing Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Integration Testing
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Integration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 81 88
Rank change year-on-year -15 +7 +6
Contract jobs citing Integration Testing 24 10 22
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 1.33% 0.86% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 0.94% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 10 21
10th Percentile - £420 £563
25th Percentile £425 £471 £636
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £715
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -23.08% +16.73%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £735
90th Percentile £785 £863 £765
South East median daily rate £450 £425 £673
% change year-on-year +5.88% -36.87% +25.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
South East median hourly rate £92.50 £57.50 -
% change year-on-year +60.87% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Integration 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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,487 1,063 1,477
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.11% 91.17% 87.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 929 659 769
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £433 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £508 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% -7.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £623 £600 £638
90th Percentile £733 £650 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 41 69
10th Percentile £16.62 £14.75 £19.36
25th Percentile £36.39 £17.30 £42.88
Median hourly rate £80.28 £32.31 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +148.45% -47.46% +2.49%
75th Percentile £91.31 £58.00 £69.69
90th Percentile £104.50 £87.25 £86.35
South East median hourly rate £51.75 £20.73 £57.35
% change year-on-year +149.64% -63.85% +8.21%

Integration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Integration Testing job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Integration Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Integration Testing

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Integration Testing in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Integration Testing in Berkshire

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Integration Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Integration Testing

Integration Testing
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 21 September 2026. 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
Wokingham -2 10 £425 -3.41% 5
Reading -31 7 £785 +36.52% 6
Slough - 2 £350 - 1
Maidenhead - 1 - - 1
Integration Testing
South East

Integration Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (12.50%) SAP EWM
1 3 (12.50%) SAP PP
1 3 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (12.50%) Teamcenter
2 1 (4.17%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (4.17%) SAP HCM
2 1 (4.17%) SAP HR
2 1 (4.17%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (4.17%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.33%) Azure
2 1 (4.17%) AWS
2 1 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) 2G
1 2 (8.33%) 3G
1 2 (8.33%) 4G
1 2 (8.33%) LTE
2 1 (4.17%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (4.17%) Power BI
1 1 (4.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (41.67%) JIRA
2 1 (4.17%) Cucumber
2 1 (4.17%) Postman
2 1 (4.17%) REST Assured
General
1 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 3 (12.50%) Finance
3 2 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.17%) Local Government
4 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (37.50%) SCADA Engineer
2 4 (16.67%) Consultant
2 4 (16.67%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (12.50%) Change Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Test Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Telecoms Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Telecoms Test Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Test Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Test Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Network Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.17%) SAP Change Manager
5 1 (4.17%) SAP Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Senior Test Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) Middleware
1 1 (4.17%) Playwright
1 1 (4.17%) React
1 1 (4.17%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (37.50%) SCADA
2 8 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.17%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.17%) NHS
3 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) Linux
2 2 (8.33%) Windows
3 1 (4.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) System Integration Testing
2 13 (54.17%) User Acceptance Testing
3 12 (50.00%) Agile
3 12 (50.00%) Validation
4 11 (45.83%) Test Strategy
5 9 (37.50%) Defect Management
5 9 (37.50%) Scenario Testing
6 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (16.67%) Change Management
7 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (12.50%) CI/CD
8 3 (12.50%) DevOps
8 3 (12.50%) Document Management
8 3 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
8 3 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
9 2 (8.33%) Digital Engineering
9 2 (8.33%) End-to-End Testing
9 2 (8.33%) Roadmaps
9 2 (8.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) Apex Code
1 1 (4.17%) Java
1 1 (4.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (41.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (29.17%) DV Cleared
2 7 (29.17%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) AWS Certification
3 1 (4.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (4.17%) Azure Certification
3 1 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.17%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) CISSP
3 1 (4.17%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) ISTQB
3 1 (4.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (4.17%) Conga
2 1 (4.17%) GoCardless
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) Salesforce