Test Strategy
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Test Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 32 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -1 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Strategy | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 4.53% | 1.63% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.31% | 2.17% | 1.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | - | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | - | £185 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £162 | £193 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +153.92% | -15.61% | -51.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £499 | - | £201 |
| 90th Percentile | £528 | - | £201 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £518 | £162 | £196 |
| % change year-on-year | +218.56% | -17.22% | -60.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £25.60 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | - | £25.60 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff
Test Strategy 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 | 207 | 184 | 215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 85.19% | 74.80% | 91.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 156 | 129 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £140 | £178 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £210 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £489 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £655 | £629 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £400 | £419 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.48% | -6.94% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.48 | £19.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £23.30 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.32% | -10.40% | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.50 | £25.60 | £34.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.24 | £27.50 | £47.00 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £17.99 | £25.18 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.56% | -3.15% | +30.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Test Strategy.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in Cardiff over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Test Strategy.
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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: