Developer in Test Contract Job Trends in Essex

Developer in Test
East of England > Essex

The median Developer in Test daily rate in Essex is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer in Test 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.76% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
East of England median daily rate £450 £325 -
% change year-on-year +38.46% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 126 84 217
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.45% 97.67% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 48 120
10th Percentile £204 £239 £190
25th Percentile £263 £294 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £328 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.50% -27.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £475 £481 £551
90th Percentile £500 £569 £601
East of England median daily rate £475 £490 £450
% change year-on-year -3.06% +8.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 46
10th Percentile £12.75 £20.90 £12.86
25th Percentile £16.17 £30.00 £16.35
Median hourly rate £22.04 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.04% +7.69% -10.34%
75th Percentile £52.50 £200.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £61.50 - £80.00
East of England median hourly rate £23.75 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -60.42% +50.00% +21.21%

Developer in Test
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer in Test' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Developer in Test job vacancy trend in Essex

Developer in Test
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in Essex

Developer in Test Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Developer in Test contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region featuring Developer in Test in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Bitbucket Server
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) Hudson
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Serenity BDD
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

Developer in Test Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Bitbucket Server
1 1 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 1 (100.00%) Hudson
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Serenity BDD
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared