Mainframe Tester Contract Job Trends in Essex

Mainframe Tester
East of England > Essex

The median Mainframe Tester daily rate in Essex is £349, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £349 - -
East of England median daily rate £349 - -

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 236 87 213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 94.57% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 38 104
10th Percentile £300 £187 £250
25th Percentile £343 £315 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £505 £474 £556
90th Percentile £588 £492 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £495 £450
% change year-on-year +1.06% +9.94% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 19 57
10th Percentile £15.99 £13.25 £12.86
25th Percentile £17.11 £14.05 £16.65
Median hourly rate £20.60 £30.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.33% -45.45% +24.77%
75th Percentile £48.75 £46.60 £80.00
90th Percentile £70.70 £136.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £34.87 £41.25 £43.00
% change year-on-year -15.47% -4.07% +2.85%

Mainframe Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Mainframe Tester job vacancy trend in Essex

Mainframe Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Tester job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Tester job vacancies in Essex

Mainframe Tester
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Tester within the Essex region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Basildon - 1 £349 -
Mainframe Tester
East of England

Mainframe Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Mainframe Tester 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 Mainframe Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) QA

Mainframe Tester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM