Test Strategy Contracts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Test Strategy
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 50 44
Rank change year-on-year +22 -6 -19
Contract jobs citing Test Strategy 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.96% 1.19% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 1.26% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £386 - £395
25th Percentile £392 - £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.88% -11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £417 - £481
90th Percentile £419 - £485
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £408 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +1.88% -11.11% -5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Test Strategy 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 177 318 337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 84.69% 94.64% 91.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 251 260
10th Percentile £331 £360 £219
25th Percentile £383 £478 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £565 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +13.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £600
90th Percentile £650 £725 £695
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £555 £500
% change year-on-year -9.91% +11.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 0 10
10th Percentile £18.25 - £10.50
25th Percentile £20.75 - £11.63
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £16.18
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.32%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £17.44
90th Percentile £68.75 - £17.63
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £17.50 - £16.50
% change year-on-year - - +6.45%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Daily rate trend for Test Strategy in Newcastle upon Tyne

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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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Test Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Telephony Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA