Tester Contracts in Farnborough

Tester
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Tester daily rate in Farnborough is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Farnborough 1.10% - 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% - 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £488 - £475
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £401 £210 £420
% change year-on-year +90.95% -50.00% -6.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 85 73 130
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 52.90% 97.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 48 75
10th Percentile £399 £404 £268
25th Percentile £425 £483 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £586 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +23.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £601 £655 £528
90th Percentile £665 £713 £645
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 22
10th Percentile £70.50 - £36.63
25th Percentile - - £47.19
Median hourly rate £75.00 £27.50 £59.75
Median % change year-on-year +172.73% -53.97% +78.36%
75th Percentile - - £68.44
90th Percentile £76.13 - £74.75
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -4.10% +9.24% +141.38%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

Job vacancy trend for Tester in Farnborough

Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester in Farnborough.

Daily rate trend for Tester in Farnborough

Tester Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Tester contract job roles required 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 Farnborough region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA