The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring Acceptance Criteria skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Acceptance Criteria over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Acceptance Criteria 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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
115
148
231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
82.73%
80.43%
87.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
70
65
179
10th Percentile
£143
£143
£323
25th Percentile
£181
£213
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£375
£488
Median % change year-on-year
+24.00%
-23.08%
+3.17%
75th Percentile
£613
£494
£548
90th Percentile
£663
£633
£627
Merseyside median daily rate
£444
£400
£490
% change year-on-year
+10.94%
-18.37%
+12.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
23
7
10th Percentile
£13.28
-
£16.22
25th Percentile
-
£15.50
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£17.44
£18.11
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-3.70%
+3.49%
+55.52%
75th Percentile
£20.00
£34.27
£21.50
90th Percentile
£25.22
£36.99
£25.17
Merseyside median hourly rate
£17.44
£20.31
£18.50
% change year-on-year
-14.11%
+9.76%
+52.55%
Acceptance Criteria Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing Acceptance Criteria as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Acceptance Criteria Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Acceptance Criteria in Liverpool.
Acceptance Criteria Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Acceptance Criteria 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 Liverpool region with a requirement for Acceptance Criteria.
Acceptance Criteria Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
