Non-Functional Testing (NFT)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Non-Functional Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 63 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +5 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Non-Functional Testing | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 1.46% | 0.63% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.69% | 0.70% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £429 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £511 | £719 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £738 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.81% | +145.83% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £892 | £756 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £725 | £410 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.59% | +76.83% | +2.50% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Non-Functional 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 Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 712 | 568 | 622 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 86.62% | 89.59% | 83.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 446 | 386 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £200 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £398 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +13.51% | -3.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £701 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +5.13% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 15 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £14.70 | £13.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.15 | £21.25 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £30.00 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.10% | +5.26% | +112.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.58 | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.00 | £56.45 | £68.63 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.98 | £21.59 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.83% | -6.13% | +29.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Non-Functional Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Non-Functional Testing.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Non-Functional Testing in Birmingham over the 6 months to 5 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: