Manual Tester Contract Job Trends in Newport
Manual Tester
South Wales > Newport
As of 6 November 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Manual Tester daily rate in Newport.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Manual Tester jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | 2.47% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Newport
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Newport matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Newport matching a recognised job title | 78 | 34 | 64 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 96.30% | 100.00% | 96.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 17 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £265 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £400 | £218 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £438 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | +9.38% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £594 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £713 | £603 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £461 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.31% | -5.88% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £78.25 | £18.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.71 | £79.38 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £82.50 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.39% | +211.32% | -47.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £84.38 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.95 | £84.75 | £51.13 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £36.35 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.32% | -19.92% | -1.54% |
Manual Tester Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Manual Tester job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
Manual Tester Skill Set Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Manual Tester contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Manual Tester job ads across the Newport region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Capacity Planning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | JMeter | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Locust | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Performance Monitoring | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Performance Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | PostgreSQL | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Migration | 50.0% | 1 |
| 14 | Statistics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 14 | Test Planning | 50.0% | 1 |
Manual Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Manual Tester | 100.0% | 2 |