The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for Manual Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Manual Testing over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
39
53
53
Rank change year-on-year
+14
0
-20
Contract jobs citing Manual Testing
1
6
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East
Manual Testing 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 the North East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
274
378
429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East
80.12%
91.08%
84.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
127
294
331
10th Percentile
£242
£250
£165
25th Percentile
£363
£401
£381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+10.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£589
£625
£588
90th Percentile
£660
£720
£675
England median daily rate
£525
£550
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+2.33%
+8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted
48
2
15
10th Percentile
£11.44
£32.98
£10.77
25th Percentile
£11.97
£35.56
£12.91
Median hourly rate
£16.48
£40.75
£16.50
Median % change year-on-year
-59.56%
+146.97%
+15.53%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£45.56
£18.13
90th Percentile
£50.00
£47.93
£35.25
England median hourly rate
£36.33
£37.15
£24.35
% change year-on-year
-2.21%
+52.57%
+3.62%
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Manual Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Manual Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Testing in the North East.
Manual Testing Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Manual Testing also mentioned 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 North East region with a requirement for Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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: