Test Harness Contract Job Trends in Derby

Test Harness
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Test Harness skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 18 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Test Harness 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby - 1.23% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 1.56% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derby

Test Harness 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 Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 127 64 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 72.99% 79.01% 72.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 34 53
10th Percentile £219 £171 £253
25th Percentile £425 £345 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £578 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.36% +15.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £588
90th Percentile £650 £743 £629
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 £578 £500
% change year-on-year -13.42% +15.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 9 3
10th Percentile - £25.04 -
25th Percentile £12.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.81 £25.15 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.32% +47.94% -4.06%
75th Percentile £25.75 - -
90th Percentile £30.25 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £18.60 £25.15 £50.00
% change year-on-year -26.04% -49.70% +73.91%

Test Harness
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Harness relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Test Harness job vacancy trend in Derby