Software Testing Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Software Testing
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Livingston requiring Software Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 4 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 0
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 1 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 5.26% 24.14% 17.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.33% 31.82% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 8
10th Percentile - - £116
25th Percentile - - £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £130 £130
75th Percentile - £140 £138
90th Percentile - £157 £160
West Lothian median daily rate - £130 £130
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £16.40 -
25th Percentile - £17.38 £22.25
Median hourly rate - £21.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year - -18.87% +76.67%
75th Percentile - £27.38 £30.75
90th Percentile - £29.40 -
West Lothian median hourly rate - £21.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year - -18.87% +76.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Livingston

Software 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 Livingston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12 22 55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 63.16% 75.86% 98.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 11 35
10th Percentile £54 £61 £118
25th Percentile £131 £130 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 £168 £400
Median % change year-on-year +22.77% -58.00% -
75th Percentile £395 £486 £518
90th Percentile £454 £578 £595
West Lothian median daily rate £188 £168 £400
% change year-on-year +11.61% -58.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £13.15 £19.05
25th Percentile - £14.13 £20.25
Median hourly rate - £16.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year - -37.74% +76.67%
75th Percentile - £24.00 £59.13
90th Percentile - £28.05 £76.15
West Lothian median hourly rate - £16.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year - -37.74% +76.67%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston.

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Livingston

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Software Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Software Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) German Language
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Help Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree