Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Operational Acceptance Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 67 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £394 | £373 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheshire
Operational Acceptance 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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 598 | 444 | 415 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 86.92% | 96.94% | 83.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 405 | 311 | 274 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | £316 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £358 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £447 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.79% | -8.59% | +1.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £652 | £640 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £467 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 25 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | £17.20 | £13.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £25.15 | £16.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £47.50 | £26.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +78.17% | -12.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | £86.00 | £42.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £44.13 |
| North West median hourly rate | £55.00 | £31.88 | £24.10 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.52% | +32.28% | -33.06% |
Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Operational Acceptance Testing.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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