The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Manual Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manual Testing over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Manual 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 Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
585
904
1,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
91.41%
80.79%
88.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
305
499
694
10th Percentile
£235
£260
£313
25th Percentile
£363
£375
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£573
£600
£638
90th Percentile
£644
£688
£717
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
+7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
93
211
170
10th Percentile
£18.13
£40.00
£9.80
25th Percentile
£18.87
£50.00
£14.68
Median hourly rate
£40.84
£70.00
£61.50
Median % change year-on-year
-41.66%
+13.82%
+36.06%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£72.50
£70.23
90th Percentile
£74.00
£77.50
£81.69
South West median hourly rate
£28.10
£55.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
-48.92%
-10.57%
+23.00%
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Manual Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Manual Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in Bristol.
Manual Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in Bristol.
Manual Testing Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manual 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 Bristol region with a requirement for Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:
