Unit Testing Contract Job Trends in England

Unit Testing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Unit Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 255 173
Rank change year-on-year -33 -82 +21
Contract jobs citing Unit Testing 379 282 521
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.85% 1.04% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 1.14% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 184 344
10th Percentile £295 £334 £375
25th Percentile £402 £385 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £468 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.78% -14.86% -4.35%
75th Percentile £575 £613 £637
90th Percentile £668 £732 £697
UK median daily rate £500 £465 £525
% change year-on-year +7.53% -11.43% -5.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 18 51
10th Percentile £60.63 £58.63 -
25th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 £61.25
Median hourly rate £66.25 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% - -
75th Percentile £70.00 - -
90th Percentile £83.25 £65.60 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,234 24,648 31,320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.43% 90.68% 85.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,071 15,798 20,362
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,374 1,309 2,214
10th Percentile £15.57 £14.39 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -34.02% -8.14%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.70 £73.60
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.29%

Unit Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unit Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Unit Testing job vacancy trend in England

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unit Testing in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Unit Testing in England

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unit Testing in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Unit Testing in England

Unit Testing
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 Unit Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 16 July 2026. 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 -39 197 £500 - 21
South East -13 68 £513 +2.50% 19
North of England -45 68 £460 +15.00% 21
North West -37 36 £455 +14.25% 13
North East -17 25 £511 +52.61% 4
South West -23 15 £500 -9.09% 13
East of England -23 15 £626 +33.44% 12
Midlands -67 14 £494 +6.88% 20
East Midlands -20 8 £485 +4.86% 12
Yorkshire -50 7 £519 +9.26% 5
West Midlands -54 6 £519 +12.89% 8
Unit Testing
UK

Unit Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.17%) Confluence
2 7 (1.85%) Apache Spark
3 6 (1.58%) Apache
3 6 (1.58%) Ethereum
3 6 (1.58%) Hyperledger
4 5 (1.32%) IIS
5 4 (1.06%) Mendix
5 4 (1.06%) OpenStack
5 4 (1.06%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.79%) Cloud Foundry
6 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.79%) SAS
7 2 (0.53%) Camunda
7 2 (0.53%) CMS
7 2 (0.53%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.53%) JBoss
7 2 (0.53%) Mule
7 2 (0.53%) Mule ESB
8 1 (0.26%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 6 (1.58%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
3 1 (0.26%) S-PLUS
3 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.85%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (1.58%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.58%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.53%) HFM
4 2 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (0.53%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.26%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.26%) ProductWriter
5 1 (0.26%) R3 Corda
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.26%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Travel Management
5 1 (0.26%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 84 (22.16%) Azure
2 49 (12.93%) Azure DevOps
3 42 (11.08%) AWS
3 42 (11.08%) GitHub
4 38 (10.03%) OpenShift
5 22 (5.80%) Serverless
6 17 (4.49%) GitHub Actions
7 13 (3.43%) Power Platform
8 12 (3.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (2.90%) AWS Lambda
9 11 (2.90%) GCP
10 10 (2.64%) Azure Functions
11 9 (2.37%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.11%) OCI
12 8 (2.11%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.85%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.85%) Amazon SQS
13 7 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.58%) Amazon S3
14 6 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.22%) Ethernet
2 13 (3.43%) Internet
2 13 (3.43%) TCP/IP
3 7 (1.85%) HTTP
4 3 (0.79%) Modbus
4 3 (0.79%) RS-232
4 3 (0.79%) RS-422
4 3 (0.79%) RS-485
5 2 (0.53%) DSL
5 2 (0.53%) Intranet
6 1 (0.26%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.26%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (13.46%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.49%) NoSQL
2 17 (4.49%) Oracle Database
3 15 (3.96%) Data Lake
3 15 (3.96%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.69%) MongoDB
4 14 (3.69%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.90%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (2.37%) DynamoDB
6 9 (2.37%) Power BI
7 8 (2.11%) SAP HANA
7 8 (2.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.58%) Metadata
10 5 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.32%) Redis
11 4 (1.06%) MySQL
12 3 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.79%) DocumentDB
12 3 (0.79%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 80 (21.11%) Git
2 44 (11.61%) SonarQube
3 40 (10.55%) GitLab
4 36 (9.50%) Jenkins
4 36 (9.50%) JIRA
5 33 (8.71%) JUnit
5 33 (8.71%) Visual Studio
6 16 (4.22%) Eclipse
6 16 (4.22%) Gradle
7 14 (3.69%) Selenium
8 13 (3.43%) Maven
9 11 (2.90%) MSTest
9 11 (2.90%) NUnit
10 10 (2.64%) Cucumber
11 8 (2.11%) Bitbucket
11 8 (2.11%) Mockito
11 8 (2.11%) Postman
12 7 (1.85%) TeamCity
13 5 (1.32%) JSUnit
13 5 (1.32%) SpecFlow
General
1 77 (20.32%) Finance
2 72 (19.00%) Social Skills
3 52 (13.72%) Banking
4 48 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.80%) Public Sector
6 15 (3.96%) Military
7 8 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.85%) Aerospace
8 7 (1.85%) Retail
9 6 (1.58%) Front Office
10 4 (1.06%) Legal
11 3 (0.79%) Electronics
11 3 (0.79%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.79%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.79%) Marketing
11 3 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.53%) Law
12 2 (0.53%) Prime Brokerage
12 2 (0.53%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 179 (47.23%) Developer
2 68 (17.94%) Senior
3 48 (12.66%) Software Engineer
4 44 (11.61%) Java Developer
5 30 (7.92%) C# Developer
6 28 (7.39%) Java Engineer
7 27 (7.12%) Senior Developer
8 25 (6.60%) Consultant
9 22 (5.80%) .NET Developer
10 19 (5.01%) Data Engineer
11 17 (4.49%) Lead
12 16 (4.22%) Full-Stack Developer
13 13 (3.43%) C# Software Engineer
13 13 (3.43%) Machine Learning Engineer
13 13 (3.43%) SAP Consultant
14 11 (2.90%) SC Cleared Java Developer
15 10 (2.64%) C++ Software Engineer
15 10 (2.64%) Java Software Engineer
15 10 (2.64%) Salesforce Developer
15 10 (2.64%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (20.58%) .NET
2 62 (16.36%) RESTful
3 61 (16.09%) REST
4 58 (15.30%) AngularJS
5 43 (11.35%) .NET Framework
6 39 (10.29%) Spring
7 37 (9.76%) React
8 36 (9.50%) Quarkus
9 32 (8.44%) Spring Boot
10 27 (7.12%) Web Services
11 26 (6.86%) CSS
12 25 (6.60%) HTML
12 25 (6.60%) JSON
12 25 (6.60%) Node.js
13 24 (6.33%) Kafka
13 24 (6.33%) SOAP
14 22 (5.80%) pytest
15 19 (5.01%) XML
16 18 (4.75%) Entity Framework
17 14 (3.69%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.39%) Product Ownership
2 22 (5.80%) Distributed Systems
3 14 (3.69%) Data Structures
4 12 (3.17%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.17%) Mobile App
5 9 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.85%) CMDB
7 7 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.58%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.58%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.58%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.79%) Fixed Income
10 3 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (0.79%) IoT
10 3 (0.79%) Mobile Banking
10 3 (0.79%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.55%) Windows
2 19 (5.01%) Linux
3 13 (3.43%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.37%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.85%) Unix
6 6 (1.58%) Android
7 2 (0.53%) VMS
8 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (47.49%) Agile
2 160 (42.22%) CI/CD
3 118 (31.13%) DevOps
4 106 (27.97%) Software Engineering
5 99 (26.12%) Scrum
6 94 (24.80%) Test Automation
7 71 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
8 68 (17.94%) SDLC
9 67 (17.68%) TDD
10 65 (17.15%) Microservices
11 62 (16.36%) User Acceptance Testing
12 54 (14.25%) Integration Testing
13 50 (13.19%) AI
13 50 (13.19%) Validation
14 45 (11.87%) Front End Development
15 43 (11.35%) Code Quality
15 43 (11.35%) Sprint Planning
16 41 (10.82%) Continuous Improvement
17 39 (10.29%) Clean Code
17 39 (10.29%) Sprint Review
Programming Languages
1 114 (30.08%) SQL
2 110 (29.02%) Java
3 105 (27.70%) C#
4 59 (15.57%) Python
5 55 (14.51%) JavaScript
6 36 (9.50%) TypeScript
7 28 (7.39%) PL/SQL
8 25 (6.60%) T-SQL
9 24 (6.33%) C++
10 12 (3.17%) Kotlin
11 11 (2.90%) ABAP
12 9 (2.37%) C
12 9 (2.37%) Scala
12 9 (2.37%) Swift
13 8 (2.11%) Apex Code
14 5 (1.32%) Bicep
14 5 (1.32%) PowerShell
15 4 (1.06%) X++
16 3 (0.79%) SOQL
16 3 (0.79%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 102 (26.91%) Security Cleared
2 78 (20.58%) SC Cleared
3 29 (7.65%) Degree
4 17 (4.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.58%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.32%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.79%) ACCA
7 3 (0.79%) CIMA
7 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.53%) PhD
9 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (26.12%) QA
2 12 (3.17%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.64%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.32%) WCAG
5 3 (0.79%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.53%) Basel III
6 2 (0.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.53%) SEPA
7 1 (0.26%) GDPR
7 1 (0.26%) GRC
7 1 (0.26%) IFRS
7 1 (0.26%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.26%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.26%) PSD2
7 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 53 (13.98%) Docker
2 1 (0.26%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.26%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 75 (19.79%) Kubernetes
2 36 (9.50%) Argo
3 13 (3.43%) Terraform
4 3 (0.79%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.79%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.53%) Ansible
5 2 (0.53%) Grafana
5 2 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.26%) Istio
6 1 (0.26%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 63 (16.62%) Microsoft
2 57 (15.04%) Oracle
3 34 (8.97%) Red Hat
4 21 (5.54%) SAP
5 15 (3.96%) Citrix
6 14 (3.69%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.90%) Informatica
8 8 (2.11%) Avaloq
8 8 (2.11%) Pega
8 8 (2.11%) ServiceNow
8 8 (2.11%) Splunk
9 7 (1.85%) Veracode
10 5 (1.32%) Databricks
10 5 (1.32%) Sitecore
11 4 (1.06%) Google
11 4 (1.06%) Workday
12 3 (0.79%) HP
12 3 (0.79%) Sybase
13 2 (0.53%) IBM
13 2 (0.53%) Lotus