The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Unit Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
64
63
66
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+3
+15
Contract jobs citing Unit Testing
1
4
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Unit 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
525
592
721
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
88.53%
82.45%
83.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
347
397
469
10th Percentile
£194
£200
£263
25th Percentile
£363
£388
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
75th Percentile
£555
£638
£606
90th Percentile
£639
£750
£726
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£519
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.66%
+3.80%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
52
10
28
10th Percentile
-
£21.18
£13.34
25th Percentile
£12.62
£29.30
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£50.00
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-62.26%
+81.82%
+52.78%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£55.19
£49.06
90th Percentile
£26.51
£57.53
£67.50
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£22.50
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+8.18%
-18.18%
+57.14%
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Unit Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Unit Testing.
Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Unit Testing.
Unit Testing Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.
Unit 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:
