Test Strategy
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Test Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Test Strategy | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | 12.77% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.67% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £518 | £162 | £193 |
| % change year-on-year | +218.56% | -15.61% | -69.20% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport
Test Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36 | 59 | 69 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport | 76.60% | 92.19% | 88.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 25 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £162 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £185 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £365 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.99% | -33.64% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £438 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £633 | £688 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.53% | - | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 29 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £79.00 | £15.20 | £14.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £81.25 | £20.12 | £21.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £25.18 | £32.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +237.57% | -22.12% | +59.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.13 | £40.00 | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.25 | £42.75 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £19.19 | £25.27 | £27.17 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.06% | -6.98% | +36.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Test Strategy.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: