Test Specialist Contract Job Trends in Horsham

Test Specialist
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Test Specialist daily rate in Horsham is £322, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Horsham 1.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £322 - -
West Sussex median daily rate £322 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 83 6 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 4 11
10th Percentile £346 £284 £425
25th Percentile £380 £334 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £373 £500
Median % change year-on-year +27.52% -25.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £631 £388 £703
90th Percentile £735 - £775
West Sussex median daily rate £469 £440 £450
% change year-on-year +6.59% -2.22% +8.70%

Test Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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

Test Specialist job vacancy trend in Horsham

Test Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Test Specialist 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 Horsham region featuring Test Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Escalation Management
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Test Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Escalation Management
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA