Software Testing Contract Job Trends in Malvern

Software Testing
Worcestershire > Malvern

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Malvern requiring Software Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Malvern 1.45% - 20.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £521
25th Percentile £663 - £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.20%
75th Percentile £688 - £568
90th Percentile - - £572
Worcestershire median daily rate £675 £280 £550
% change year-on-year +141.07% -49.09% -28.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72.50
Median hourly rate - - £75.00
75th Percentile - - £77.50
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median hourly rate - - £75.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
Malvern

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 Malvern.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57 8 25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Malvern 82.61% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 7 20
10th Percentile - £440 £502
25th Percentile £525 £600 £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £634 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.50% +16.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £700 - £663
90th Percentile £750 - £680
Worcestershire median daily rate £575 £525 £573
% change year-on-year +9.52% -8.30% +9.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - £72.50
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £75.00
75th Percentile £77.50 - £77.50
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median hourly rate £18.23 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +0.52% +2.31% -

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Malvern

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

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Malvern

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Malvern

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

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

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in Malvern

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

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

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Malvern 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%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) QinetiQ