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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 291 264 157
Rank change year-on-year -27 -107 +25
Contract jobs citing Unit Testing 376 275 520
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.83% 1.00% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.97% 1.10% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 186 337
10th Percentile £292 £343 £391
25th Percentile £402 £384 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -15.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £575 £597 £638
90th Percentile £668 £719 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £463 £525
% change year-on-year +8.11% -11.90% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 20 49
10th Percentile £55.50 £60.30 £60.00
25th Percentile £62.50 £64.06 £61.25
Median hourly rate £66.25 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% - -
75th Percentile £70.00 - -
90th Percentile - £67.00 -
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 38,782 25,081 28,761
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.18% 90.77% 85.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,156 16,055 18,761
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,506 1,391 1,691
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.87 £18.21
Median hourly rate £44.23 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.86% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.63% -5.12%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 -28 181 £490 -2.00% 69
South East -5 73 £513 +12.02% 24
North of England -41 73 £463 +10.78% 37
North East -9 33 £510 -7.27% 8
North West -57 27 £463 -1.39% 25
Midlands -58 19 £490 +11.36% 23
East of England -20 18 £625 +33.33% 11
South West -39 15 £500 -9.09% 10
Yorkshire -44 13 £447 +14.62% 5
West Midlands -48 12 £490 +6.23% 12
East Midlands -20 7 £470 +11.90% 11
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 4 (1.06%) Confluence
1 4 (1.06%) IIS
1 4 (1.06%) SAS
1 4 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.80%) Cloud Foundry
2 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.53%) Camunda
3 2 (0.53%) CMS
3 2 (0.53%) JBoss
3 2 (0.53%) Mule
3 2 (0.53%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.27%) Mendix
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.27%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.60%) Chatbot
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.80%) Trello
4 2 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.27%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 13 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.60%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (1.33%) SAP HCM
4 4 (1.06%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.53%) HFM
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.53%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.27%) ProductWriter
6 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.27%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.27%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Travel Management
6 1 (0.27%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 86 (22.87%) Azure
2 47 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
3 45 (11.97%) AWS
4 43 (11.44%) GitHub
4 43 (11.44%) OpenShift
5 26 (6.91%) Serverless
6 21 (5.59%) Power Platform
7 17 (4.52%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (4.26%) GCP
9 13 (3.46%) AWS Lambda
10 12 (3.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 12 (3.19%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.93%) Azure Functions
11 11 (2.93%) Power Automate
12 10 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (2.39%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (2.13%) Amazon EKS
15 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.86%) OCI
16 6 (1.60%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.26%) Ethernet
1 16 (4.26%) Internet
2 13 (3.46%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.80%) Modbus
3 3 (0.80%) RS-232
3 3 (0.80%) RS-422
3 3 (0.80%) RS-485
4 2 (0.53%) Intranet
5 1 (0.27%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.27%) DSL
5 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.27%) NFC
5 1 (0.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.23%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.79%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (3.99%) NoSQL
3 15 (3.99%) Oracle Database
4 14 (3.72%) Data Lake
5 12 (3.19%) DynamoDB
6 11 (2.93%) Azure SQL Database
6 11 (2.93%) Power BI
6 11 (2.93%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.66%) MongoDB
8 8 (2.13%) Redis
9 7 (1.86%) SAP HANA
9 7 (1.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.60%) Metadata
11 5 (1.33%) MySQL
11 5 (1.33%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (1.06%) SAS Enterprise Guide
13 3 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 78 (20.74%) Git
2 42 (11.17%) SonarQube
3 35 (9.31%) Jenkins
4 33 (8.78%) GitLab
5 31 (8.24%) Visual Studio
6 27 (7.18%) JIRA
7 22 (5.85%) JUnit
8 18 (4.79%) Selenium
9 16 (4.26%) Eclipse
10 11 (2.93%) NUnit
11 10 (2.66%) Bitbucket
11 10 (2.66%) Cucumber
12 9 (2.39%) Gradle
12 9 (2.39%) MSTest
13 7 (1.86%) Maven
14 6 (1.60%) Mockito
14 6 (1.60%) TeamCity
15 5 (1.33%) Cypress.io
15 5 (1.33%) SpecFlow
15 5 (1.33%) tSQLt
General
1 87 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 67 (17.82%) Finance
3 44 (11.70%) Banking
4 40 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.51%) Public Sector
6 14 (3.72%) Military
7 9 (2.39%) Aerospace
7 9 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.13%) Retail
9 5 (1.33%) Front Office
10 4 (1.06%) Billing
10 4 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.06%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.80%) Electronics
11 3 (0.80%) General Ledger
11 3 (0.80%) Marketing
11 3 (0.80%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.53%) Prime Brokerage
12 2 (0.53%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 171 (45.48%) Developer
2 66 (17.55%) Senior
3 54 (14.36%) Software Engineer
4 37 (9.84%) Java Developer
5 30 (7.98%) Java Engineer
6 28 (7.45%) C# Developer
7 26 (6.91%) Consultant
8 23 (6.12%) Senior Developer
9 22 (5.85%) Lead
10 20 (5.32%) .NET Developer
11 19 (5.05%) Data Engineer
12 16 (4.26%) Machine Learning Engineer
13 15 (3.99%) Java Software Engineer
14 13 (3.46%) SAP Consultant
15 12 (3.19%) C# Software Engineer
15 12 (3.19%) SC Cleared Java Developer
15 12 (3.19%) Software Developer
16 11 (2.93%) Full-Stack Developer
16 11 (2.93%) Python Developer
17 10 (2.66%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (20.21%) .NET
2 57 (15.16%) REST
3 56 (14.89%) AngularJS
4 47 (12.50%) RESTful
5 41 (10.90%) Quarkus
6 37 (9.84%) .NET Framework
6 37 (9.84%) React
7 34 (9.04%) Spring
8 31 (8.24%) Web Services
9 30 (7.98%) Node.js
10 26 (6.91%) pytest
10 26 (6.91%) Spring Boot
11 23 (6.12%) CSS
11 23 (6.12%) HTML
11 23 (6.12%) JSON
12 21 (5.59%) SOAP
13 20 (5.32%) Kafka
14 19 (5.05%) Playwright
15 16 (4.26%) Entity Framework
15 16 (4.26%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.85%) Distributed Systems
1 22 (5.85%) Product Ownership
2 20 (5.32%) Data Structures
3 17 (4.52%) Cloud Native
4 11 (2.93%) Mobile App
5 9 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.86%) CMDB
6 7 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.60%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.60%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.33%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.80%) Mobile Banking
10 3 (0.80%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.53%) IoT
11 2 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 37 (9.84%) Windows
2 21 (5.59%) Linux
3 11 (2.93%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.13%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.86%) Unix
6 4 (1.06%) Android
7 2 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (50.53%) Agile
2 152 (40.43%) CI/CD
3 125 (33.24%) DevOps
4 119 (31.65%) Software Engineering
5 105 (27.93%) Scrum
6 102 (27.13%) Test Automation
7 75 (19.95%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (19.41%) SDLC
9 68 (18.09%) Integration Testing
10 67 (17.82%) User Acceptance Testing
11 65 (17.29%) TDD
12 58 (15.43%) Microservices
13 54 (14.36%) Validation
14 53 (14.10%) AI
15 52 (13.83%) Continuous Improvement
16 49 (13.03%) Front End Development
17 47 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
18 46 (12.23%) Clean Code
19 44 (11.70%) Code Quality
19 44 (11.70%) Sprint Review
Programming Languages
1 111 (29.52%) SQL
2 104 (27.66%) C#
3 93 (24.73%) Java
4 58 (15.43%) JavaScript
4 58 (15.43%) Python
5 32 (8.51%) TypeScript
6 25 (6.65%) C++
7 24 (6.38%) PL/SQL
8 22 (5.85%) T-SQL
9 12 (3.19%) Kotlin
10 11 (2.93%) C
11 10 (2.66%) ABAP
12 8 (2.13%) Scala
12 8 (2.13%) Swift
13 7 (1.86%) X++
14 5 (1.33%) Bicep
15 4 (1.06%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.06%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.80%) Bash
16 3 (0.80%) Go
Qualifications
1 116 (30.85%) Security Cleared
2 91 (24.20%) SC Cleared
3 29 (7.71%) Degree
4 16 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (2.13%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.86%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.80%) ACCA
8 3 (0.80%) CIMA
9 2 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.53%) PhD
10 1 (0.27%) CISA
10 1 (0.27%) CISSP
10 1 (0.27%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (27.39%) QA
2 14 (3.72%) Accessibility
3 12 (3.19%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.86%) WCAG
5 2 (0.53%) Basel III
5 2 (0.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 2 (0.53%) ISO 20022
5 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.27%) GDPR
6 1 (0.27%) GRC
6 1 (0.27%) IFRS
6 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
6 1 (0.27%) IFRS 9
6 1 (0.27%) SEPA
6 1 (0.27%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 60 (15.96%) Docker
2 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.27%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.27%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 89 (23.67%) Kubernetes
2 41 (10.90%) Argo
3 20 (5.32%) Terraform
4 5 (1.33%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.80%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.53%) Ansible
6 2 (0.53%) Grafana
7 1 (0.27%) Istio
7 1 (0.27%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.27%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 65 (17.29%) Microsoft
2 49 (13.03%) Oracle
3 39 (10.37%) Red Hat
4 23 (6.12%) SAP
5 12 (3.19%) Citrix
6 11 (2.93%) Informatica
7 9 (2.39%) Avaloq
8 8 (2.13%) Pega
8 8 (2.13%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.33%) Databricks
9 5 (1.33%) Google
9 5 (1.33%) Sitecore
9 5 (1.33%) Splunk
10 4 (1.06%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.06%) UiPath
10 4 (1.06%) Workday
11 3 (0.80%) HP
12 2 (0.53%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.53%) Foundry
12 2 (0.53%) VMware