Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
East of England > Essex
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for Operational Acceptance Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | - | - | 2.03% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £431 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £502 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £313 | - | £495 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Essex
Operational Acceptance Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 183 | 198 | 354 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 80.97% | 82.85% | 89.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 125 | 221 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £185 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £261 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.04% | +16.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £622 | £631 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £467 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.82% | +9.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 15 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £21.78 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.36 | £24.62 | £18.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £43.00 | £26.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.91% | +59.38% | +17.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £60.63 | £44.53 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.55 | £68.99 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £24.62 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.47% | +58.84% | -11.43% |
Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing in Essex.