Tester
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Tester daily rate in Birmingham is £472, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 64 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +5 | +19 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.34% | 0.39% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.50% | 0.42% | 0.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £188 | £443 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £193 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | £203 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +132.84% | -64.78% | +64.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £497 | £352 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £521 | £441 | £678 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £203 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +134.57% | -59.50% | +31.58% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
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 | 468 | 715 | 870 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.66% | 92.50% | 96.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 327 | 502 | 583 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £250 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.33% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -2.25% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 40 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £13.10 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.31 | £17.75 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £28.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.88% | +42.50% | +14.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.91 | £48.75 | £24.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.68 | £57.91 | £60.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.07 | £22.25 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.81% | +14.10% | +12.85% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester in Birmingham.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester in Birmingham.
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Birmingham region featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
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: