The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring API Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited API Testing over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
API 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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
132
128
170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
85.16%
75.29%
85.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
76
60
105
10th Percentile
£193
£155
£252
25th Percentile
£400
£213
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£394
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+20.63%
-17.11%
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£625
£495
£540
90th Percentile
£686
£600
£600
Merseyside median daily rate
£450
£420
£488
% change year-on-year
+7.14%
-13.85%
+13.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
6
12
10th Percentile
-
£17.31
£15.35
25th Percentile
£12.21
£19.14
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£22.88
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-24.37%
+14.38%
+16.79%
75th Percentile
£17.44
£32.88
£34.25
90th Percentile
-
£38.00
£50.00
Merseyside median hourly rate
£17.30
£22.88
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-24.37%
+14.38%
+14.29%
API Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing API Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
API Testing Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing API Testing.
API Testing Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing API 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 Liverpool region with a requirement for API Testing.
API Testing 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:
