The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Test Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Planning over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Test Planning 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
562
891
1,019
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
92.13%
80.05%
88.15%
Number of daily rates quoted
301
486
680
10th Percentile
£235
£259
£305
25th Percentile
£356
£375
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£500
£523
Median % change year-on-year
-10.60%
-4.31%
+4.50%
75th Percentile
£553
£590
£638
90th Percentile
£644
£675
£713
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
85
207
194
10th Percentile
£18.51
£40.00
-
25th Percentile
£18.87
£49.00
£9.80
Median hourly rate
£48.46
£70.00
£56.25
Median % change year-on-year
-30.77%
+24.44%
+18.17%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£72.50
£69.69
90th Percentile
£76.50
£80.00
£80.00
South West median hourly rate
£28.55
£55.00
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-48.09%
-4.35%
+15.00%
Test Planning Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Test Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Test Planning Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Planning in Bristol.
Test Planning Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Planning in Bristol.
Test Planning Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Test Planning 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 Test Planning.
Test Planning 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:
