The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
49
59
62
Rank change year-on-year
+10
+3
+22
Contract jobs citing Software Testing
1
8
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Software 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
452
644
798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
86.59%
83.31%
88.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
317
423
537
10th Percentile
£163
£240
£263
25th Percentile
£375
£368
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£463
£513
Median % change year-on-year
+8.11%
-9.76%
+7.89%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£700
£675
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£512
% change year-on-year
-
-2.34%
+5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted
22
44
27
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£11.00
25th Percentile
£12.62
£17.75
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£18.38
£27.25
£15.00
Median % change year-on-year
-32.57%
+81.67%
-14.19%
75th Percentile
£27.69
£48.75
£26.50
90th Percentile
£30.68
£56.25
£71.25
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.00
£22.50
£17.72
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
+26.98%
+4.24%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Birmingham.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Birmingham.
Software Testing Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software 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 Software Testing.
Software 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:
