Scenario Testing Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Scenario Testing
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Scenario Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 119 123
Rank change year-on-year +16 +4 +51
Contract jobs citing Scenario Testing 24 9 17
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 1.34% 0.42% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.46% 0.46% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 5 13
10th Percentile £311 £419 £472
25th Percentile £363 £525 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +20.55%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £695
90th Percentile £696 £675 £785
Central London median daily rate £470 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -18.26% +4.55% +20.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.50 - -
Median hourly rate £28.00 - -
75th Percentile £29.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Scenario 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,644 1,961 2,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 91.49% 91.81% 89.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,155 1,209 1,674
10th Percentile £330 £370 £363
25th Percentile £419 £474 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £578 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.43% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £694
90th Percentile £754 £788 £813
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 11
10th Percentile £20.06 £16.25 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.88 £22.00 £17.97
Median hourly rate £34.00 £40.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.05% +62.00% -51.46%
75th Percentile £52.19 £97.38 £42.38
90th Percentile £63.75 £124.75 £73.75
Central London median hourly rate £31.00 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -11.43% +37.25% -49.50%

Scenario Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Scenario Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Scenario Testing job vacancy trend in the City of London

Scenario Testing
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Scenario Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Scenario Testing

Scenario Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scenario Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Scenario Testing in the City of London

Scenario Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Scenario Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Scenario Testing

Scenario Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) Confluence
2 1 (4.17%) Anypoint
Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (12.50%) MS Visio
3 2 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Algo Collateral
2 1 (4.17%) Loan IQ
2 1 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) AWS
2 3 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.17%) GCP
3 1 (4.17%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.17%) PowerApps
3 1 (4.17%) Rubrik
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (37.50%) JIRA
2 6 (25.00%) Selenium
3 5 (20.83%) Cucumber
4 3 (12.50%) Bitbucket
4 3 (12.50%) Git
4 3 (12.50%) Postman
5 2 (8.33%) REST Assured
5 2 (8.33%) SoapUI
6 1 (4.17%) TestRail
General
1 14 (58.33%) Finance
2 9 (37.50%) Banking
2 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 8 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Back Office
4 3 (12.50%) Front Office
4 3 (12.50%) Investment Banking
5 2 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (8.33%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Financial Institution
6 1 (4.17%) International Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Analyst
2 5 (20.83%) Business Analyst
3 4 (16.67%) Test Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Automation Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Test Automation Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Tester
5 2 (8.33%) Consultant
5 2 (8.33%) Test Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Business Change Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Business IT Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Change Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Data Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) IT Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Lead
6 1 (4.17%) Payments Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Senior
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Service Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Systems Tester
6 1 (4.17%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.50%) .NET
2 2 (8.33%) REST
2 2 (8.33%) SOAP
3 1 (4.17%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Product Ownership
2 2 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (8.33%) Derivative
2 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.17%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.17%) CMDB
3 1 (4.17%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.17%) Educational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) e-Learning
3 1 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.17%) PMI
3 1 (4.17%) Replication
3 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.17%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (54.17%) Agile
2 12 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (45.83%) Test Automation
4 8 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
5 6 (25.00%) Defect Management
5 6 (25.00%) Scrum
5 6 (25.00%) Validation
6 5 (20.83%) Business Analysis
6 5 (20.83%) CI/CD
6 5 (20.83%) Regression Testing
6 5 (20.83%) SDLC
6 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (20.83%) Test Scripting
7 4 (16.67%) Computer Science
7 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (16.67%) Functional Testing
7 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
7 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (16.67%) Use Case
7 4 (16.67%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (29.17%) Java
2 4 (16.67%) SQL
3 3 (12.50%) C#
3 3 (12.50%) VB.NET
4 2 (8.33%) Python
5 1 (4.17%) Korn
5 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
5 1 (4.17%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Degree
2 3 (12.50%) ISTQB
3 2 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.17%) CBAP
4 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (45.83%) QA
2 3 (12.50%) Data Quality
3 1 (4.17%) GDPR
3 1 (4.17%) ISO 20022
3 1 (4.17%) NIST
3 1 (4.17%) PSD2
3 1 (4.17%) SEPA
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.17%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (12.50%) UiPath
2 2 (8.33%) SmartStream
3 1 (4.17%) Atlassian
3 1 (4.17%) Automation Anywhere
3 1 (4.17%) BMC
3 1 (4.17%) Duck Creek
3 1 (4.17%) HP
3 1 (4.17%) IBM
3 1 (4.17%) MuleSoft
3 1 (4.17%) SAP
3 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.17%) VMware
3 1 (4.17%) Workday
3 1 (4.17%) Zerto