The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Test Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Test Strategy 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
622
738
1,097
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
95.25%
84.54%
93.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
323
417
765
10th Percentile
£223
£213
£247
25th Percentile
£400
£363
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£464
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-0.11%
-2.42%
-1.04%
75th Percentile
£534
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£600
£650
£601
Scotland median daily rate
£464
£459
£475
% change year-on-year
+1.03%
-3.37%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
33
6
10th Percentile
£17.15
£13.22
£17.21
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.25
£21.36
Median hourly rate
£22.00
£19.17
£32.09
Median % change year-on-year
+14.76%
-40.25%
+42.92%
75th Percentile
£31.34
£60.75
£51.25
90th Percentile
£61.00
-
£58.13
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£19.59
£15.25
% change year-on-year
+2.09%
+28.50%
-59.27%
Test Strategy Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Test Strategy Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in Edinburgh.
Test Strategy Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in Edinburgh.
Test Strategy Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Test Strategy 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Test Strategy.
Test Strategy Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
