Software Tester
North West > Merseyside
The median Software Tester daily rate in Merseyside is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Tester | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | 0.62% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.65% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £303 | - | £290 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Merseyside with a recognized job title | 154 | 220 | 284 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.06% | 96.49% | 95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 98 | 126 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £147 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £201 | £200 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £428 | £375 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.96% | -21.03% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £492 | £537 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £588 | £600 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 34 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.30 | £10.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.21 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.44 | £19.78 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.83% | +13.03% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.36 | £31.70 | £25.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.52 | £38.88 | £32.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £29.50 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.54% | +11.32% | +6.00% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Software Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in Merseyside.
Software Tester
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 18 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Liverpool | - | 1 | £275 | - | |
| Software Tester North West |
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Software Tester Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Software Tester contract job roles required 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 Merseyside region featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:
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