Performance Tester Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Performance Tester
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Performance Tester daily rate in Leicester is £418, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Performance Tester 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 2.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £409 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 - -
75th Percentile £426 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £418 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 69 62 109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 78.48% 95.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 41 77
10th Percentile £313 £233 £262
25th Percentile £397 £363 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% +2.78% +7.14%
75th Percentile £581 £560 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £635
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £430 £375
% change year-on-year -1.16% +14.67% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 4
10th Percentile £13.52 - £14.98
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.25 £19.81
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -10.00% +36.02%
75th Percentile £23.50 £23.75 £27.81
90th Percentile £24.25 - £28.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -10.00% +36.02%

Performance Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Performance Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Performance Tester job vacancy trend in Leicester

Performance Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Performance Tester job vacancies in Leicester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Performance Tester job vacancies in Leicester

Performance Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Performance Tester 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 Leicester region featuring Performance Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Biometrics
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
2 1 (50.00%) SOAP
2 1 (50.00%) SoapUI
2 1 (50.00%) Web Services
2 1 (50.00%) XML
2 1 (50.00%) Zephyr

Performance Tester Skill Set
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 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) JMeter
1 1 (50.00%) SoapUI
1 1 (50.00%) Zephyr
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) SOAP
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services
1 1 (50.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Biometrics
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared