Applications Tester Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Application Tester
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Application Tester daily rate in Hertfordshire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
East of England median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 424 463 700
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.97% 92.97% 93.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 204 394
10th Percentile £233 £261 £266
25th Percentile £413 £331 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.64% -6.25% -4.67%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £675
90th Percentile £708 £625 £742
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +11.11% -9.55% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 110 150
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.10 £17.72
25th Percentile £24.90 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £48.29 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.52% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.13 £71.50 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £36.98
% change year-on-year -36.84% +28.47% +86.65%

Applications Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Applications Tester job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Applications Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Tester job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Tester job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Applications Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Tester job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Tester job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Applications Tester
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Tester within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 26 October 2025. 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
Watford - 1 £400 -
Applications Tester
East of England

Applications Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, Applications 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Applications Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Applications Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce