Non-Functional Testing Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Non-Functional Testing (NFT)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring Non-Functional Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 15 29
Rank change year-on-year -7 +14 -
Contract jobs citing Non-Functional Testing 2 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.33% 2.88% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 3.33% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 £309 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £319 -
Median % change year-on-year +127.63% - -
75th Percentile £738 £346 -
90th Percentile - £357 -
East Midlands median daily rate £360 £363 -
% change year-on-year -0.69% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
East Midlands median hourly rate - - £65.00

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

Non-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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 115 90 155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 76.67% 86.54% 85.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 66 116
10th Percentile £132 £187 £130
25th Percentile £250 £286 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £428 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% -5.00% +8.43%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £575
90th Percentile £638 £642 £700
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £445 £480
% change year-on-year -6.74% -7.29% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 9
10th Percentile £17.05 - £12.80
25th Percentile £20.51 £23.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £23.15 £24.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +14.29% +13.51%
75th Percentile £29.31 £24.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 - £57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.87 £23.25 £22.01
% change year-on-year -18.84% +5.65% +29.46%

Non-Functional Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Non-Functional Testing job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Non-Functional Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Non-Functional Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Non-Functional Testing

Non-Functional Testing
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Non-Functional Testing within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicester 0 2 £725 +127.63%
Non-Functional Testing
East Midlands

Non-Functional Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Apache
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Cypress.io
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Automation Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Apache NiFi
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared