Functional Testing Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Functional Testing
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Functional Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Functional Testing 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.20% - 3.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% - 5.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - £319
75th Percentile - - £346
90th Percentile - - £357
Leicestershire median daily rate £438 - £319

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leicester

Functional 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 Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 69 63 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 83.13% 72.41% 72.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 33 57
10th Percentile £302 £250 £288
25th Percentile £389 £381 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £539 £523 £530
90th Percentile £675 £621 £625
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £425 £449
% change year-on-year - -5.35% +6.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £15.12 - £13.20
25th Percentile £17.50 - £15.38
Median hourly rate £18.00 - £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.20%
75th Percentile £27.25 - £25.38
90th Percentile £28.90 - £27.40
Leicestershire median hourly rate £26.70 £20.90 £22.75
% change year-on-year +27.75% -8.13% +11.19%

Functional Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Functional Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Functional Testing job vacancy trend in Leicester

Functional Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Functional Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Functional Testing

Functional Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Functional Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Functional Testing

Functional Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Biometrics
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared