OAT Tester Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester)
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester) daily rate in Glasgow is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 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
28 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an OAT Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £538 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 698 646 775
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 93.90% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 455 525
10th Percentile £259 £213 £325
25th Percentile £362 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £565 £579
90th Percentile £620 £669 £688
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 17 21
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.22 £13.16
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £32.12 £25.17 £18.93
90th Percentile £58.50 £43.12 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +10.31% +2.31% -2.82%

OAT Tester Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, OAT 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 Glasgow region featuring OAT Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

OAT Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA