Tester Contract Job Trends in Coventry

Tester
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Tester daily rate in Coventry is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Coventry 0.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £489 £438
% change year-on-year -18.20% +11.77% -5.15%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Coventry

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title 251 87 172
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 95.60% 95.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 66 133
10th Percentile £288 £200 £352
25th Percentile £321 £263 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% -12.50% +6.89%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £600
90th Percentile £633 £597 £650
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £498 £475
% change year-on-year -2.01% +4.74% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 1
10th Percentile £14.00 - -
25th Percentile £15.31 £14.50 £76.59
Median hourly rate £26.00 £15.00 £78.19
Median % change year-on-year +73.33% -80.81% +501.42%
75th Percentile £27.05 £15.50 £79.78
90th Percentile £27.21 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £18.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +38.72% -19.42% +25.98%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Coventry

Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Coventry

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Coventry

Tester Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, 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 Coventry region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG