The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring Unit Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unit Testing over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Unit 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
67
87
96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
79.76%
73.73%
90.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
65
81
10th Percentile
£250
£288
£290
25th Percentile
£364
£361
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£453
£420
Median % change year-on-year
+2.21%
+7.74%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£538
£588
£470
90th Percentile
£646
£646
£613
Leicestershire median daily rate
£425
£400
£415
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
-3.61%
+3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
5
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£13.62
25th Percentile
-
£15.38
£15.00
Median hourly rate
-
£20.50
£20.32
Median % change year-on-year
-
+0.89%
+25.05%
75th Percentile
-
£25.38
£21.71
90th Percentile
-
£27.40
£22.93
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£21.30
£22.75
£20.32
% change year-on-year
-6.37%
+11.96%
+9.84%
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Unit Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Unit Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in Leicester.
Unit Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in Leicester.
Unit Testing Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.
Unit 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:
