The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring Manual Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manual Testing over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Manual 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
65
77
93
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
73.03%
75.49%
81.58%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
59
77
10th Percentile
£250
£288
£313
25th Percentile
£365
£361
£386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£449
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+3.01%
-0.22%
+5.88%
75th Percentile
£520
£530
£588
90th Percentile
£612
£625
£699
Leicestershire median daily rate
£388
£425
£425
% change year-on-year
-8.82%
-
+3.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£16.22
25th Percentile
-
£26.25
£18.05
Median hourly rate
-
£27.50
£20.46
Median % change year-on-year
-
+34.41%
+25.91%
75th Percentile
-
£28.75
£22.22
90th Percentile
-
-
£23.14
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£20.90
£24.00
£20.46
% change year-on-year
-12.92%
+17.30%
+10.59%
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Manual Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Manual Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in Leicester.
Manual Testing Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manual Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
