Test Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Test Specialist daily rate in Birmingham is £480, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
76 |
71 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Specialist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham |
0.14% |
0.14% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.14% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£480 |
£550 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.73% |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£480 |
£550 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.73% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title |
634 |
701 |
705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.30% |
94.99% |
93.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
426 |
463 |
490 |
| 10th Percentile |
£219 |
£197 |
£252 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£363 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£500 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
+8.11% |
-2.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£613 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£725 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
-4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
30 |
15 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£17.33 |
£14.54 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.62 |
£23.78 |
£15.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.85 |
£30.45 |
£31.04 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.40% |
-1.90% |
+63.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.13 |
£52.50 |
£67.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£30.03 |
£56.45 |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£23.71 |
£22.40 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.07% |
+5.87% |
+26.38% |