Senior Tester Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Senior Tester
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Tester daily rate in the City of London is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 135 | - | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +24 |
| Contract Senior Tester jobs | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.098% | - | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | - | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £506 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £516 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | - | £765 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +23.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £597 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £563 | - | £765 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +23.39% |
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 adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,908 | 1,636 | 1,976 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.76% | 94.02% | 93.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,322 | 1,141 | 1,210 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £328 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £414 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £776 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £27.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.91% | -52.17% | +51.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.81 | £41.75 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.55 | £64.11 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.57 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.91% | -24.09% | -5.41% |
Senior Tester Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Tester job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Senior Tester Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Tester job vacancies in the City of London.
Senior Tester Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Tester job vacancies in the City of London.
Senior Tester Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, Senior Tester contract job ads cited 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 Senior Tester job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Application Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | AWS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Cloud Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CREST Certified | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | GCP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | GPEN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Internet | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Knowledge Transfer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | LLM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Manual Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Offensive Security | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | OSCP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Penetration Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Playwright | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | QA | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Red Team | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Risk Assessment | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Secure Coding | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Security Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Software Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Engagement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Test Automation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Test Harness | 50.0% | 1 |
Senior Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Automation Tester | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Penetration Tester | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Tester | 50.0% | 1 |