Tester Contracts in Nottingham

Tester
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median Tester daily rate in Nottingham is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham 0.90% - 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% - 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £407
25th Percentile £405 - £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.67%
75th Percentile £415 - £588
90th Percentile - - £655
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £410 - £433
% change year-on-year - - +15.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Nottingham with a recognized job title 99 119 235
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 95.20% 99.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 64 192
10th Percentile £202 £205 £314
25th Percentile £388 £336 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% -8.65% +9.47%
75th Percentile £525 £575 £700
90th Percentile £575 £611 £745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £490 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +8.89% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 18 14
10th Percentile - £12.22 £11.24
25th Percentile - £12.75 £12.76
Median hourly rate £11.44 £14.00 £20.84
Median % change year-on-year -18.29% -32.81% +53.42%
75th Percentile - £14.67 £26.48
90th Percentile £12.33 £16.25 £31.13
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £11.44 £14.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -18.29% -30.00% +36.89%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Job vacancy trend for Tester in Nottingham

Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester in Nottingham.

Daily rate trend for Tester in Nottingham

Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester in Nottingham.

Hourly rate trend for Tester in Nottingham

Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Tester contract job roles required 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 featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Tester Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle