The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Unit Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unit Testing over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
593
716
1,161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
95.65%
86.79%
94.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
324
422
820
10th Percentile
£240
£219
£253
25th Percentile
£404
£398
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-1.32%
-
-
75th Percentile
£538
£573
£544
90th Percentile
£616
£662
£623
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
31
8
10th Percentile
-
£13.25
£12.36
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.13
£16.58
Median hourly rate
£22.00
£19.17
£21.47
Median % change year-on-year
+14.76%
-10.69%
-34.95%
75th Percentile
£25.59
£60.75
£53.94
90th Percentile
£47.22
-
£58.40
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.83
£19.50
£15.99
% change year-on-year
+1.69%
+21.95%
-57.28%
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Unit Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Unit Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in Edinburgh.
Unit Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in Edinburgh.
Unit Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unit 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Unit Testing.
Unit Testing 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:
