The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring MSTest skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
MSTest falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
26
35
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
12.32%
15.35%
13.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
26
26
10th Percentile
£208
£162
£160
25th Percentile
£304
£281
£208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£413
£463
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-10.81%
+8.82%
-22.73%
75th Percentile
£503
£542
£538
90th Percentile
£528
£550
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£405
£488
£525
% change year-on-year
-16.92%
-7.14%
-7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£26.00
South Wales median hourly rate
-
£20.24
£26.00
% change year-on-year
-
-22.17%
-
MSTest Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MSTest relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
MSTest Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing MSTest.
MSTest Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing MSTest also mentioned 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for MSTest.
MSTest Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
