Software Testing
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Software Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 97 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +8 | +41 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Testing | 19 | 27 | 51 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 1.06% | 1.29% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.13% | 1.40% | 1.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | - | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £375 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £444 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.96% | -28.43% | +29.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £697 | £528 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £770 | £632 | £818 |
| Central London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £620 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -31.45% | +24.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London
Software 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 | 1,686 | 1,923 | 2,807 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 94.14% | 92.10% | 90.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,117 | 1,231 | 1,943 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £774 | £788 | £813 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.35 | £15.20 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.98 | £20.22 | £14.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.33 | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.91% | -13.60% | -27.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.50 | £78.75 | £49.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £137.50 | £64.03 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £29.07 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.94% | +27.27% | -35.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Software Testing.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Software Testing.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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