The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
96
144
108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
97.96%
94.74%
96.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
58
86
80
10th Percentile
£500
£338
£281
25th Percentile
£503
£477
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£590
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+12.38%
+5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£678
£596
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£633
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£580
£525
£475
% change year-on-year
+10.48%
+10.53%
-3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
25
5
10th Percentile
£24.23
-
£29.50
25th Percentile
£60.56
£15.39
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£72.50
£21.50
£75.00
Median % change year-on-year
+237.21%
-71.33%
+36.36%
75th Percentile
£83.88
£43.75
£90.00
90th Percentile
£88.00
£65.75
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£60.75
£21.50
£63.75
% change year-on-year
+182.56%
-66.27%
+15.91%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Luton.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Luton.
Software Testing Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software 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 Luton region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:
