OAT Tester Contract Job Trends in Bracknell

Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester)
Berkshire > Bracknell

The median Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester) daily rate in Bracknell is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an OAT Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bracknell 1.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £350 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bracknell

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bracknell. 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 Bracknell with a recognized job title 83 71 236
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 87.65% 95.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 39 65
10th Percentile £340 £320 £114
25th Percentile £450 £425 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +15.79% -7.77%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £525
90th Percentile £650 £650 £561
Berkshire median daily rate £505 £501 £513
% change year-on-year +0.90% -2.34% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 16
10th Percentile - £32.05 £30.87
25th Percentile £42.13 £32.12 £41.25
Median hourly rate £42.25 £40.16 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -10.77% +80.00%
75th Percentile £42.38 £56.06 £61.63
90th Percentile - £72.90 £64.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £60.80
% change year-on-year +30.21% +4.84% -1.48%

OAT Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Bracknell

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'OAT Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bracknell.

OAT Tester job vacancy trend in Bracknell

OAT Tester Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bracknell

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, OAT Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bracknell region featuring OAT Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

OAT Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bracknell by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared