System Testing Contract Job Trends in Durham

System Testing
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Durham citing System Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing System Testing 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Durham 1.06% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
North East median daily rate £550 £250 -
% change year-on-year +120.00% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham

System 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 Durham.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 82 24 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham 87.23% 70.59% 89.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 14 21
10th Percentile £213 £171 £400
25th Percentile £235 £244 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £438 £495
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -11.62% +16.47%
75th Percentile £544 £506 £594
90th Percentile £638 £543 £750
North East median daily rate £450 £450 £470
% change year-on-year - -4.26% +4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 2 3
10th Percentile £12.71 £18.46 £17.30
25th Percentile £12.90 £20.20 £20.75
Median hourly rate £14.23 £23.11 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.43% -12.81% +71.41%
75th Percentile £36.46 £26.01 £28.14
90th Percentile £55.25 £27.75 £29.12
North East median hourly rate £43.96 £19.25 £28.14
% change year-on-year +128.36% -31.58% +40.68%

System Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing System Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham.

System Testing job vacancy trend in Durham

System Testing Daily Rate Trend in Durham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing System Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing System Testing

System Testing Contract Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Durham region over the 6 months to 15 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Darlington - 1 £525 - 1
System Testing
North East

System Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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.