The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Test Harness skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
19 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Test Harness |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxford |
1.82% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
2.67% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£613 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£625 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£625 |
- |
- |
Test Harness 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 Oxford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
75 |
55 |
58 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford |
68.18% |
93.22% |
73.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
53 |
20 |
48 |
| 10th Percentile |
£284 |
£218 |
£180 |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
£222 |
£274 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£363 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.93% |
-19.44% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£541 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£609 |
£556 |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£450 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
7 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.34 |
£23.43 |
£12.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£34.88 |
- |
£13.38 |
| Median hourly rate |
£62.50 |
£25.15 |
£21.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+148.51% |
+19.68% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.75 |
£86.32 |
£29.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£89.63 |
£47.75 |
| Oxfordshire median hourly rate |
£47.52 |
£25.15 |
£16.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+88.95% |
+57.19% |
-50.46% |
Test Harness
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Harness relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Test Harness
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:
