Test-First Development
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Test-First Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test-First Development over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 783 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -161 |
| Contract jobs citing Test-First Development | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | - | 0.010% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £563 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £583 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.59% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £648 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £667 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £615 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +24.24% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
Test-First Development 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 | 32,103 | 45,050 | 64,614 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 86.60% | 90.20% | 90.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,075 | 31,613 | 45,917 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £445 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,251 | 1,592 | 1,754 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.92 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £37.15 | £24.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.75% | +52.57% | +3.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £64.42 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.96 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | +44.00% | +2.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Test-First Development 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-First Development in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test-First Development in England.