Unit Testing Contract Job Trends in Derby
Unit Testing
Derbyshire > Derby
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby citing Unit Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Unit Testing | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Derby | 0.45% | - | 4.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.63% | - | 4.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | - | - |
| Derbyshire median daily rate | £800 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Derby
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 citing process or methodology skills in Derby.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 158 | 100 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby | 71.82% | 83.33% | 80.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 44 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £171 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £461 | £359 | £316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £608 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £689 | £725 | £641 |
| Derbyshire median daily rate | £550 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | - | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £16.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.26 | £17.84 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.75 | £25.08 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.69% | +47.50% | -4.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £25.15 | £23.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | - | £24.18 |
| Derbyshire median hourly rate | £13.61 | £25.08 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.72% | +3.70% | +1.81% |
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Derby
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unit Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.
Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend in Derby
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Unit Testing.
Unit Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defect Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Strategy | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Acceptance Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 1 |