Functional Tester Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Functional Tester
Central London > City of London

The median Functional Tester daily rate in the City of London is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.045% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Central London median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 2,084 1,616 2,155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 92.82% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,418 1,026 1,530
10th Percentile £350 £357 £340
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £790
Central London median daily rate £550 £573 £550
% change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 10 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £18.90 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £36.28 £32.83 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% +45.89% -35.71%
75th Percentile £52.41 £60.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £62.36 £108.75 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £30.04 £26.56
% change year-on-year -13.07% +13.08% -24.11%

Functional Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Functional Tester job vacancy trend in the City of London

Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Tester job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Tester job vacancies in the City of London

Functional Tester Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Functional Tester contract job roles required 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 City of London region featuring Functional Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce

Functional Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce