Load Testing
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Load Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Load Testing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 0.26% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.33% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £550 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +15.79% | +22.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.66 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £72.66 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Lancashire
Load Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 302 | 176 | 151 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 79.89% | 89.34% | 70.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 159 | 88 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £363 | £217 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -0.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £591 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £671 | £742 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £455 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.01% | -9.10% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 22 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.28 | £18.87 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £23.32 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.57 | £44.09 | £35.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.65% | +24.69% | -23.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.50 | £63.40 | £43.10 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.21 | £71.32 | £47.63 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -28.14% | +13.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Load Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Load Testing.
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Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Load Testing within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 21 August 2026. 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 |
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| Preston | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Load Testing North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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: