Senior Tester Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Senior Tester
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Senior Tester daily rate in Leicestershire is £533, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £529 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 - -
75th Percentile £536 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £533 £410 -
% change year-on-year +29.88% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 140 90 148
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 82.57% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 62 107
10th Percentile £131 £134 £160
25th Percentile £313 £250 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £430 £375
Median % change year-on-year -1.16% +14.67% -9.64%
75th Percentile £550 £537 £564
90th Percentile £643 £637 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £465 £431 £425
% change year-on-year +7.83% +1.47% -8.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 4
10th Percentile £13.52 £19.05 £14.98
25th Percentile £14.65 £19.88 £19.81
Median hourly rate £16.28 £22.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.67% -10.00% +36.02%
75th Percentile £22.75 £26.88 £27.81
90th Percentile £27.55 £28.75 £28.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £21.39 £17.60
% change year-on-year -15.85% +21.53% -18.78%

Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Senior Tester job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Senior 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 Leicestershire region featuring Senior Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) ECSA
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Senior Tester Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) ECSA
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Senior Tester jobs