The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Nottingham requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing 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
19
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Exploratory Testing
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham
Exploratory Testing 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 Nottingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
99
108
212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham
87.61%
80.60%
87.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
64
56
178
10th Percentile
£289
£234
£321
25th Percentile
£410
£372
£446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£498
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+0.50%
-5.24%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£530
£578
£700
90th Percentile
£571
£663
£743
Nottinghamshire median daily rate
£500
£475
£525
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
+10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
14
10
10th Percentile
£14.04
£11.95
£10.85
25th Percentile
£14.39
£12.75
£11.80
Median hourly rate
£14.96
£13.89
£20.84
Median % change year-on-year
+7.74%
-33.36%
+111.09%
75th Percentile
£15.54
£17.31
£25.43
90th Percentile
£15.88
£23.95
£28.88
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate
£13.81
£14.27
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-3.22%
-28.65%
+47.28%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.
Exploratory Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Nottingham.
Exploratory Testing Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Exploratory 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 Nottingham region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham 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:
