Tester Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Tester
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Tester daily rate in Gloucester is £227, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester 0.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £227 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £800 - £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 119 93 98
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.80% 92.08% 97.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 72 70
10th Percentile £220 £144 £321
25th Percentile £375 £400 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £488 £555
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -12.16% -3.48%
75th Percentile £675 £634 £701
90th Percentile £723 £734 £738
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £548 £568
% change year-on-year -8.76% -3.44% +0.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 7
10th Percentile £40.79 £20.88 £20.00
25th Percentile - £21.49 £21.00
Median hourly rate £51.21 £23.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +122.65% -16.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £54.98 £24.81 £56.50
90th Percentile £63.54 £25.60 £78.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -50.86% +38.55% -19.82%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Gloucester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Gloucester

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Gloucester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Gloucester

Tester Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, 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 Gloucester region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared