The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex requiring Functional Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Functional Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Functional 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 Essex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
76
180
198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
95.00%
81.08%
82.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
40
95
125
10th Percentile
£227
£250
£191
25th Percentile
£315
£350
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£475
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-15.79%
+5.56%
-9.09%
75th Percentile
£488
£563
£538
90th Percentile
£538
£600
£622
East of England median daily rate
£500
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
46
15
10th Percentile
£13.25
£10.42
£21.78
25th Percentile
£17.13
£14.57
£24.62
Median hourly rate
£30.00
£55.00
£43.00
Median % change year-on-year
-45.45%
+27.91%
+59.38%
75th Percentile
£85.00
£80.00
£60.63
90th Percentile
£200.00
-
£67.55
East of England median hourly rate
£42.50
£40.00
£24.62
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
+62.47%
+58.84%
Functional Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Functional Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Functional Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in Essex.
Functional Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in Essex.
Functional Testing Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Functional Testing also mentioned 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 Essex region with a requirement for Functional Testing.
Functional Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
