Exploratory Testing Contract Job Trends in Leeds
Exploratory Testing
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds citing Exploratory Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 74 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -13 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Exploratory Testing | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds | 0.20% | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.23% | 0.16% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £390 | - | £475 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £390 | - | £475 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds
Exploratory 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 citing process or methodology skills in Leeds.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 882 | 642 | 561 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds | 88.20% | 88.92% | 85.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 520 | 430 | 356 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.01% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £651 | £650 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 3 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.69 | £25.10 | £15.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £25.25 | £20.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.08% | -13.33% | +42.81% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £27.63 | £38.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £28.30 | £51.00 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £24.00 | £22.14 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.40% | -19.49% | +35.12% |
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Exploratory Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Exploratory Testing Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Manual Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Regression Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Acceptance Criteria | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Agile | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Defect Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Functional Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Test Planning | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Test Scripting | 50.0% | 1 |