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 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 89 77
Rank change year-on-year -11 -12 +12
Contract jobs citing Integration Testing 21 8 35
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 1.11% 0.68% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 0.74% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 7 32
10th Percentile £420 - £618
25th Percentile - £550 £656
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £600 £716
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% -16.20% +16.90%
75th Percentile £609 £744 £746
90th Percentile £787 £863 £765
South East median daily rate £475 £450 £676
% change year-on-year +5.56% -33.43% +25.63%

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 1,543 1,088 1,445
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 81.90% 91.89% 86.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 966 664 759
10th Percentile £350 £350 £313
25th Percentile £425 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £521 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -5.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £622 £600 £638
90th Percentile £733 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% +0.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 43 77
10th Percentile £24.33 £14.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £58.59 £17.40 £41.25
Median hourly rate £83.58 £32.05 £60.60
Median % change year-on-year +160.76% -47.11% +3.15%
75th Percentile £88.00 £63.00 £70.39
90th Percentile £104.00 £87.45 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £53.95 £24.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +124.79% -58.15% +14.70%

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 22 August 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 22 August 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 - 11 £425 - 1
Reading -31 5 £793 +32.08% 4
Slough - 2 £350 - 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 (14.29%) SAP EWM
1 3 (14.29%) SAP PP
1 3 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (14.29%) Teamcenter
2 1 (4.76%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (4.76%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.76%) Entra ID
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) 2G
1 2 (9.52%) 3G
1 2 (9.52%) 4G
1 2 (9.52%) LTE
2 1 (4.76%) DAB
2 1 (4.76%) DHCP
2 1 (4.76%) DNS
2 1 (4.76%) Firewall
2 1 (4.76%) Internet
2 1 (4.76%) LAN
2 1 (4.76%) Network Security
2 1 (4.76%) SD-WAN
2 1 (4.76%) SSL
2 1 (4.76%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.76%) VPN
2 1 (4.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (52.38%) JIRA
2 1 (4.76%) Browser DevTools
2 1 (4.76%) Cucumber
2 1 (4.76%) Postman
2 1 (4.76%) REST Assured
General
1 4 (19.05%) Finance
2 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 2 (9.52%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (42.86%) SCADA Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Test Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Change Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Consultant
3 3 (14.29%) SAP Consultant
4 2 (9.52%) Telecoms Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Telecoms Test Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Test Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Lead
5 1 (4.76%) Network Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Salesforce Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) SAP Change Manager
5 1 (4.76%) SAP Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Senior
5 1 (4.76%) Senior Test Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Test Leader
5 1 (4.76%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) Playwright
1 1 (4.76%) React
1 1 (4.76%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (42.86%) Enterprise Software
1 9 (42.86%) SCADA
2 1 (4.76%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Linux
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Mac OS
2 1 (4.76%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) System Integration Testing
1 13 (61.90%) User Acceptance Testing
2 12 (57.14%) Validation
3 11 (52.38%) Test Strategy
4 10 (47.62%) Agile
5 9 (42.86%) Defect Management
5 9 (42.86%) Scenario Testing
6 6 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (19.05%) Change Management
8 3 (14.29%) DevOps
8 3 (14.29%) Document Management
8 3 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
8 3 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
9 2 (9.52%) End-to-End Testing
9 2 (9.52%) ERP
9 2 (9.52%) ITIL
9 2 (9.52%) Release Management
9 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (9.52%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) Apex Code
1 1 (4.76%) Java
1 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (38.10%) Security Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) DV Cleared
3 5 (23.81%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) Azure Certification
4 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.76%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (23.81%) SAP
2 1 (4.76%) Citrix
2 1 (4.76%) Conga
2 1 (4.76%) GoCardless
2 1 (4.76%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.76%) Zscaler