Software Testing Contracts in Derbyshire

Software Testing
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derbyshire with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 5 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire 2.87% - 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% - 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £564 - £278
25th Percentile £566 - £302
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £343
75th Percentile £616 - £382
90th Percentile £621 - £405
East Midlands median daily rate £460 £375 £433
% change year-on-year +22.53% -13.29% +8.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derbyshire

Software Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Derbyshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 114 186 187
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire 65.52% 87.32% 72.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 103 125
10th Percentile £168 £137 £183
25th Percentile £200 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £272 £460 £400
Median % change year-on-year -40.87% +15.00% +19.40%
75th Percentile £438 £545 £500
90th Percentile £588 £638 £540
East Midlands median daily rate £419 £450 £440
% change year-on-year -7.00% +2.27% +13.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 36 15
10th Percentile £12.13 £13.16 £14.10
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.25 £16.75
Median hourly rate £17.50 £16.83 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.98% -15.85% +66.67%
75th Percentile £22.57 £23.31 £22.00
90th Percentile £26.15 £65.00 £23.20
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.00 £18.75 £18.50
% change year-on-year -9.33% +1.35% +23.33%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Derbyshire

Software Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Derbyshire.

Daily rate trend for Software Testing in Derbyshire

Software Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Derbyshire.

Hourly rate trend for Software Testing in Derbyshire

Software Testing
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby - 5 £588 - 1
Software Testing
East Midlands

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) Electronics
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aeronautics
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Validation Engineer
1 4 (80.00%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Validation Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Verification Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Validation
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Degree