Test Scripting Contract Job Trends in Derby

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Test Scripting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 21 12
Rank change year-on-year - -9 -
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 0 3 13
As % of all contract jobs in Derby - 2.33% 12.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 2.86% 15.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 10
10th Percentile - £671 £566
25th Percentile - £679 £631
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £700 £664
Median % change year-on-year - +5.38% -
75th Percentile - £712 -
90th Percentile - £715 £676
Derbyshire median daily rate - £700 £664
% change year-on-year - +5.38% +56.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derby

Test Scripting 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 104 105 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 82.54% 81.40% 78.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 46 58
10th Percentile £171 £250 £157
25th Percentile £355 £310 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £598 £588 £600
90th Percentile £695 £641 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £456 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -3.95% +11.76% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 10 7
10th Percentile £16.13 - £15.25
25th Percentile £16.59 £17.00 £16.48
Median hourly rate £23.67 £19.30 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +22.67% +8.89% +5.29%
75th Percentile £25.15 £23.86 £18.86
90th Percentile - £24.18 £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £23.67 £22.89 £20.00
% change year-on-year +3.43% +14.43% +18.84%

Test Scripting
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Test Scripting job vacancy trend in Derby

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Test Scripting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Test Scripting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Test Scripting