The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring System Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited System Testing over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
System 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
155
152
263
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
92.26%
74.15%
88.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
125
124
205
10th Percentile
£193
£168
£190
25th Percentile
£300
£379
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£488
£553
£583
90th Percentile
£650
£632
£638
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£495
£500
% change year-on-year
-19.19%
-1.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
4
5
10th Percentile
£12.21
£12.87
-
25th Percentile
£12.43
£14.54
£13.00
Median hourly rate
£17.79
£18.57
£16.45
Median % change year-on-year
-4.20%
+12.92%
-15.12%
75th Percentile
£23.75
£21.67
£23.75
90th Percentile
£38.75
-
£24.50
South Wales median hourly rate
£22.50
£20.24
£18.14
% change year-on-year
+11.19%
+11.55%
-15.11%
System Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing System Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
System Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing System Testing in Cardiff.
System Testing Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing System 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for System Testing.
System Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
