The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria requiring Unit Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unit Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Unit 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 Cumbria.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
167
248
52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria
85.64%
95.75%
91.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
73
146
29
10th Percentile
£368
£430
£350
25th Percentile
£425
£489
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£522
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+0.57%
+12.86%
-2.63%
75th Percentile
£600
£666
£500
90th Percentile
£638
£725
£710
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
64
8
10th Percentile
£22.72
-
£22.61
25th Percentile
£25.26
£10.95
£44.81
Median hourly rate
£31.76
£13.00
£55.38
Median % change year-on-year
+144.31%
-76.52%
+11.80%
75th Percentile
£59.24
£44.74
£66.16
90th Percentile
£81.15
£51.91
£83.40
North West median hourly rate
£31.88
£21.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+51.81%
-40.00%
+70.82%
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria
Job postings citing Unit Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.
Unit Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in Cumbria.
Unit Testing Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unit Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cumbria region with a requirement for Unit Testing.
Unit Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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:
