Cucumber Contracts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cucumber
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Cucumber skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cucumber over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 26 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +8
Contract jobs citing Cucumber 7 1 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 3.14% 0.48% 7.95%
As % of the Development Applications category 14.89% 6.67% 21.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 20
10th Percentile £305 - £523
25th Percentile £331 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £310 £775
Median % change year-on-year +25.81% -60.00% +34.78%
75th Percentile £405 - £839
90th Percentile £427 - £850
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £390 £310 £775
% change year-on-year +25.81% -60.00% +34.78%

All Development Application Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Cucumber falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 47 15 123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 21.08% 7.14% 37.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 8 103
10th Percentile £335 £391 £500
25th Percentile £380 £444 £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £493 £575
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -14.22% -
75th Percentile £573 £549 £700
90th Percentile £632 £588 £775
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £475 £493 £575
% change year-on-year -3.70% -14.22% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £52.00 - -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £52.00 - -

Cucumber
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings citing Cucumber as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Cucumber in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cucumber
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cucumber in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Daily rate trend for Cucumber in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cucumber
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cucumber in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cucumber in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cucumber
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) GitHub
1 1 (14.29%) GitHub Actions
Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) JUnit
2 3 (42.86%) Git
2 3 (42.86%) REST Assured
3 1 (14.29%) Jenkins
3 1 (14.29%) Selenium
General
1 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 2 (28.57%) Electronics
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Marketing
2 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) QA Tester
1 3 (42.86%) Test Engineer
1 3 (42.86%) Tester
2 1 (14.29%) Automation Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Automation Tester
2 1 (14.29%) Java Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) QA Automation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) WireMock
2 1 (14.29%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) BDD
2 6 (85.71%) Test Automation
3 4 (57.14%) Agile
4 3 (42.86%) CI/CD
5 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (28.57%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
5 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
5 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
6 1 (14.29%) API Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Non-Functional Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Performance Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Refactoring
6 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 1 (14.29%) SDLC
6 1 (14.29%) Software Delivery
6 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Docker
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP