Test Specialist
UK > England
The median Test Specialist daily rate in England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 535 | 621 | 738 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +117 | -105 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Specialist | 15 | 15 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.040% | 0.032% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.034% | 0.073% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £384 | £368 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £399 | £411 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £462 | £360 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.60% | +28.33% | -18.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £464 | £500 | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £471 | £550 | £519 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £462 | £360 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.60% | +28.33% | -17.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.00 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £66.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 34,808 | 44,443 | 66,953 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.49% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,757 | 31,614 | 47,944 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,654 | 1,321 | 1,753 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £20.00 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.22% | +87.50% | +14.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £77.50 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
Test Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Test Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Specialist in England.
Test Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Specialist in England.
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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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 22 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 |
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| London | +84 | 9 | £414 | -10.44% | |
| East of England | +3 | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | +14 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | +2 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £453 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £453 | - | |
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Test Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 22 June 2024, Test Specialist contract job roles required 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 England region featuring Test Specialist in the job title.
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Test Specialist Skill Set
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: