The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 Dorset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
141
181
166
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
85.45%
82.65%
88.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
89
105
89
10th Percentile
£174
£160
£276
25th Percentile
£175
£288
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£480
Median % change year-on-year
-
+4.17%
+16.36%
75th Percentile
£630
£610
£575
90th Percentile
£825
£638
£640
South West median daily rate
£525
£540
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
+8.00%
+6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted
37
36
37
10th Percentile
£11.87
£17.50
£20.75
25th Percentile
£13.69
£48.86
£45.00
Median hourly rate
£15.62
£56.29
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-72.25%
+7.22%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£56.49
£62.72
£60.92
90th Percentile
£60.00
£70.77
£79.52
South West median hourly rate
£47.92
£61.50
£48.48
% change year-on-year
-22.09%
+26.86%
+7.73%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Dorset.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Dorset.
Software Testing Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software 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 Dorset region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
