Tester
South East > Berkshire
The median Tester daily rate in Berkshire is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | 103 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -5 | +24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.94% | 0.59% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.03% | 0.65% | 0.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £339 | £179 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £266 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | £425 | £395 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.71% | +7.59% | -14.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £434 | £438 | £434 |
| 90th Percentile | £469 | - | £456 |
| South East median daily rate | £410 | £425 | £415 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.53% | +2.41% | +14.48% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,072 | 1,544 | 1,692 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.39% | 90.98% | 94.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 685 | 824 | 1,072 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £313 | £271 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £427 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.73% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £696 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 79 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £38.88 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.66 | £56.25 | £43.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.18 | £61.80 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.92% | +8.63% | +63.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £76.20 | £72.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.28 | £97.50 | £75.67 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.26% | +15.00% | +106.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester in Berkshire over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Berkshire.
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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 Tester within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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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| Reading | +22 | 6 | £410 | +50.46% | 1 |
| Wokingham | - | 3 | £425 | - | 3 |
| Slough | - | 1 | £327 | - | 1 |
| Thatcham | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Tester South East |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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: