Software Testing Contract Job Trends in Luton

Software Testing
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring Software Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 26 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 3.53% 1.02% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 1.04% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £72 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £305 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £60.05 - -
25th Percentile £61.63 - -
Median hourly rate £68.50 - -
75th Percentile £72.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.50 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Luton

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 145 96 164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 85.29% 97.96% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 59 107
10th Percentile £404 £500 £370
25th Percentile £440 £506 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £700 £550
90th Percentile £650 - £643
Bedfordshire median daily rate £503 £580 £525
% change year-on-year -13.36% +10.48% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 13 23
10th Percentile £59.80 £28.21 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £60.75 £15.39
Median hourly rate £68.21 £75.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +316.67% -71.76%
75th Percentile £73.46 £82.50 £21.75
90th Percentile £76.20 £88.00 £65.75
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £66.61 £61.50 £21.26
% change year-on-year +8.30% +189.34% -59.51%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Luton

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Testing in Luton over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Testing in Luton

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) LabVIEW
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Test Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Software Test Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Software Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (50.00%) SDLC
2 3 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C++
1 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft