Test Scripting Contracts in England

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Test Scripting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test Scripting over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 244 248 268
Rank change year-on-year +4 +20 0
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 361 482 751
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.98% 1.03% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.14% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 328 531
10th Percentile £312 £313 £300
25th Percentile £377 £400 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.11% +13.08%
75th Percentile £575 £603 £573
90th Percentile £630 £730 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £463
% change year-on-year -5.00% +8.11% +14.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 27 13
10th Percentile - £46.25 £17.25
25th Percentile £41.25 £54.57 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £77.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% +40.00% +12.24%
75th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £77.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -22.08% +40.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Test Scripting 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,636 42,259 64,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.61% 89.98% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,577 29,660 45,742
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £444 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,328 1,505 1,722
10th Percentile £12.82 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.54 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +46.16% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.64%

Test Scripting
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Test Scripting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Scripting in England.

Daily rate trend for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Scripting in England over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Scripting in England.

Hourly rate trend for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Scripting in England over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Test Scripting in England

Test Scripting
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the England region over the 6 months to 5 June 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
London +26 162 £500 -9.09% 37
South East +1 58 £463 +10.12% 19
North of England +8 56 £475 -5.00% 14
South West +26 35 £538 +10.82% 14
Midlands +14 30 £448 -0.44% 9
Yorkshire +17 27 £525 +5.00% 5
North West +5 24 £450 -7.69% 8
West Midlands +12 17 £434 -13.20% 6
East Midlands +13 12 £465 +51.84% 3
East of England -15 12 £313 -36.22% 8
North East +12 5 £403 +3.87% 1
Test Scripting
UK

Test Scripting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (7.48%) Confluence
2 18 (4.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.11%) IIS
4 3 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.83%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.55%) CMS
6 1 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.28%) LiveLink
6 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.77%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (1.66%) NEC Housing
3 6 (1.66%) Oracle Assets
3 6 (1.66%) Oracle General Ledger
3 6 (1.66%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.66%) SAP Travel Management
4 5 (1.39%) Oracle AGIS
5 4 (1.11%) SAP SD
6 3 (0.83%) Oracle HRMS
6 3 (0.83%) Oracle Payroll
6 3 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.83%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.55%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.55%) SAP Retail
7 2 (0.55%) Temenos Globus
Cloud Services
1 42 (11.63%) Azure
2 22 (6.09%) Azure DevOps
3 14 (3.88%) Power Platform
4 11 (3.05%) AWS
5 9 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.66%) SaaS
7 4 (1.11%) Azure API Management
7 4 (1.11%) BrowserStack
7 4 (1.11%) GitHub
7 4 (1.11%) Miro
7 4 (1.11%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 3 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.83%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.83%) GCP
8 3 (0.83%) IaaS
8 3 (0.83%) OCI
8 3 (0.83%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.83%) PaaS
9 2 (0.55%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (0.55%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.99%) DHCP
1 18 (4.99%) DNS
2 8 (2.22%) Firewall
3 5 (1.39%) Network Security
4 3 (0.83%) 5G
4 3 (0.83%) LAN
4 3 (0.83%) VPN
4 3 (0.83%) WAN
5 2 (0.55%) 4G
5 2 (0.55%) VoIP
5 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.28%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.28%) FTP
6 1 (0.28%) Internet
6 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) VLAN
6 1 (0.28%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.88%) Power BI
2 13 (3.60%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.22%) Electronic Patient Records
4 7 (1.94%) Oracle Database
4 7 (1.94%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (1.66%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.66%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.66%) Tableau
6 5 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.11%) MS Access
8 3 (0.83%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.83%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.55%) Big Data
9 2 (0.55%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.55%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.55%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.55%) DataStage
9 2 (0.55%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 49 (13.57%) JIRA
2 41 (11.36%) Selenium
3 25 (6.93%) JUnit
4 23 (6.37%) Git
5 22 (6.09%) Postman
6 18 (4.99%) Cucumber
7 16 (4.43%) Appium
7 16 (4.43%) JMeter
7 16 (4.43%) REST Assured
8 15 (4.16%) TestNG
9 13 (3.60%) SoapUI
10 12 (3.32%) WebDriver
11 11 (3.05%) LoadRunner
12 10 (2.77%) eggPlant
12 10 (2.77%) SOAtest
13 9 (2.49%) Jenkins
13 9 (2.49%) Visual Studio Code
14 7 (1.94%) Rational DOORS
14 7 (1.94%) Visual Studio
15 6 (1.66%) GitLab
General
1 128 (35.46%) Social Skills
2 84 (23.27%) Finance
3 70 (19.39%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (9.14%) Public Sector
5 24 (6.65%) Telecoms
6 23 (6.37%) Manufacturing
7 20 (5.54%) Military
8 19 (5.26%) Marketing
9 16 (4.43%) Electronics
10 15 (4.16%) Retail
11 12 (3.32%) Banking
12 10 (2.77%) Billing
13 8 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.94%) Back Office
14 7 (1.94%) Legal
15 6 (1.66%) General Ledger
16 5 (1.39%) Aerospace
16 5 (1.39%) Automotive
16 5 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (1.11%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 97 (26.87%) Analyst
2 61 (16.90%) Test Engineer
3 53 (14.68%) Test Analyst
4 38 (10.53%) Consultant
5 33 (9.14%) Tester
6 27 (7.48%) Senior
7 26 (7.20%) Test Manager
8 23 (6.37%) Business Analyst
9 18 (4.99%) Integration Engineer
10 17 (4.71%) Developer
10 17 (4.71%) Test and Integration Engineer
11 16 (4.43%) Data Analyst
11 16 (4.43%) QA Engineer
12 15 (4.16%) Lead
13 14 (3.88%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (3.32%) SAP Consultant
15 11 (3.05%) Automation Engineer
15 11 (3.05%) Oracle Analyst
15 11 (3.05%) Project Manager
16 10 (2.77%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.65%) .NET
2 16 (4.43%) Gherkin
3 13 (3.60%) REST
4 11 (3.05%) .NET Framework
5 8 (2.22%) JSON
6 7 (1.94%) XML
7 6 (1.66%) ADO
7 6 (1.66%) SAP TM
8 5 (1.39%) EDI
8 5 (1.39%) HTML
8 5 (1.39%) Middleware
8 5 (1.39%) Node.js
8 5 (1.39%) Playwright
8 5 (1.39%) React
8 5 (1.39%) Swagger
9 4 (1.11%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.11%) CSS
9 4 (1.11%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (1.11%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.83%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.99%) PKI
1 18 (4.99%) Product Ownership
2 12 (3.32%) NHS
3 10 (2.77%) Mobile App
4 9 (2.49%) LIMS
4 9 (2.49%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.66%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.66%) Replication
6 5 (1.39%) Life Science
6 5 (1.39%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.11%) e-Health
7 4 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.83%) Driving Licence
8 3 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.83%) Hedge funds
8 3 (0.83%) PDA
9 2 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.55%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.59%) Windows
2 20 (5.54%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.99%) Windows Server 2012
4 12 (3.32%) Linux
5 8 (2.22%) Unix
6 5 (1.39%) Android
7 3 (0.83%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.28%) AIX
9 1 (0.28%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (31.86%) Test Automation
2 114 (31.58%) Agile
3 82 (22.71%) User Acceptance Testing
4 65 (18.01%) Software Testing
5 53 (14.68%) Regression Testing
6 52 (14.40%) Test Strategy
7 50 (13.85%) Scenario Testing
8 47 (13.02%) Problem-Solving
9 39 (10.80%) User Stories
10 38 (10.53%) CI/CD
11 36 (9.97%) Scrum
12 35 (9.70%) Validation
13 33 (9.14%) Business Intelligence
13 33 (9.14%) DevOps
14 31 (8.59%) Acceptance Criteria
14 31 (8.59%) Migration
15 26 (7.20%) Test Planning
16 25 (6.93%) Continuous Integration
16 25 (6.93%) Integration Testing
16 25 (6.93%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 73 (20.22%) SQL
2 57 (15.79%) Java
3 29 (8.03%) Python
4 27 (7.48%) C#
5 15 (4.16%) JavaScript
6 14 (3.88%) C
7 11 (3.05%) C++
8 8 (2.22%) Embedded C
9 7 (1.94%) TypeScript
10 6 (1.66%) Embedded C++
11 4 (1.11%) VBScript
12 3 (0.83%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.83%) SOQL
12 3 (0.83%) VBA
13 2 (0.55%) Bash
13 2 (0.55%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.55%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.55%) Scala
13 2 (0.55%) Swift
13 2 (0.55%) VB
Qualifications
1 78 (21.61%) Security Cleared
2 54 (14.96%) SC Cleared
3 38 (10.53%) Degree
4 24 (6.65%) DV Cleared
5 22 (6.09%) ISTQB
6 19 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (4.99%) MCSA
7 18 (4.99%) MCSE
7 18 (4.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 6 (1.66%) ISEB
9 5 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.11%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.83%) CISSP
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 1 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (18.56%) QA
2 13 (3.60%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.49%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (2.22%) HL7
4 8 (2.22%) SLA
5 5 (1.39%) GAAP
5 5 (1.39%) GAMP
5 5 (1.39%) GxP
5 5 (1.39%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.39%) PMO
5 5 (1.39%) WCAG
6 3 (0.83%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.83%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.55%) Basel III
7 2 (0.55%) COREP
7 2 (0.55%) FINREP
8 1 (0.28%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.28%) EMIR
8 1 (0.28%) NIST
System Software
1 22 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.66%) Docker
4 1 (0.28%) Cronacle
4 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.83%) Ansible
2 3 (0.83%) PingFederate
2 3 (0.83%) Terraform
3 2 (0.55%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.55%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.55%) Nagios
3 2 (0.55%) SCOM
4 1 (0.28%) Control-M
4 1 (0.28%) Grafana
4 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.28%) Kibana
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.28%) SCCM
4 1 (0.28%) vRealize
Vendors
1 65 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 56 (15.51%) SAP
3 44 (12.19%) Oracle
4 22 (6.09%) VMware
5 10 (2.77%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.22%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.94%) NEC
8 4 (1.11%) Adobe
8 4 (1.11%) Alteryx
8 4 (1.11%) Denodo
8 4 (1.11%) HP
8 4 (1.11%) Micro Focus
9 3 (0.83%) Brio
9 3 (0.83%) CyberArk
9 3 (0.83%) ForgeRock
9 3 (0.83%) Okta
10 2 (0.55%) Databricks
10 2 (0.55%) OpenText
10 2 (0.55%) Splunk
10 2 (0.55%) Xilinx