Operational Acceptance Testing Contracts in Birmingham
Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Operational Acceptance Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Acceptance Testing over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
54
60
73
Rank change year-on-year
+6
+13
-
Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing
1
5
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Operational Acceptance 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
472
591
750
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
86.61%
79.76%
83.99%
Number of daily rates quoted
312
406
511
10th Percentile
£163
£233
£263
25th Percentile
£315
£381
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£481
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.49%
-3.75%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£550
£598
£624
90th Percentile
£648
£709
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+0.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted
46
22
26
10th Percentile
-
£13.33
£12.50
25th Percentile
£12.62
£14.47
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.44
£26.58
£24.50
Median % change year-on-year
-30.63%
+8.47%
+38.42%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£48.88
£30.00
90th Percentile
£26.51
£56.25
£75.63
West Midlands median hourly rate
£22.50
£18.74
£25.25
% change year-on-year
+20.10%
-25.80%
+46.38%
Operational Acceptance Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Operational Acceptance Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing in Birmingham.
Operational Acceptance Testing Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 23 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operational Acceptance Testing also mentioned 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 Birmingham region with a requirement for Operational Acceptance Testing.
Operational Acceptance Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
