Functional Testing
North West > Manchester
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Functional Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Functional Testing over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 95 | 107 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +12 | -35 |
| Contract jobs citing Functional Testing | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.45% | 0.63% | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £362 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £315 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £423 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.76% | +5.63% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £531 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £548 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £403 | £423 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.73% | - | -3.98% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester
Functional Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,325 | 1,758 | 2,259 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 87.00% | 92.24% | 88.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 908 | 1,289 | 1,790 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £594 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £665 | £663 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 64 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.40 | £15.31 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £20.00 | £11.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.10 | £35.00 | £15.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.14% | +129.51% | -3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £45.66 | £23.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £68.80 | £33.88 |
| North West median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +66.67% | +15.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Functional Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in Manchester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: