Design for Testability (DFT)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Design for Test skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 377 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +33 | +165 |
| Contract jobs citing Design for Test | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | - | 0.007% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.007% | 0.018% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £513 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £525 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.53% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £600 |
| England median daily rate | - | £500 | £338 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +48.15% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
London
Design for Test 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 13,135 | 13,632 | 16,935 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 91.46% | 90.03% | 89.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,670 | 8,766 | 12,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | -2.65% | -4.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £800 | £792 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -3.49% | -1.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 237 | 164 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.98 | £17.65 | £18.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.50 | £23.80 | £21.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £36.65 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.14% | +4.71% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.00 | £54.06 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.90 | £80.75 | £74.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +19.30% |
Design for Test
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design for Test relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Design for Test
Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Design for Test.
