The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software 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
20
-
26
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+8
Contract jobs citing Software Testing
2
0
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
Software 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 Oxfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
92
184
224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
86.79%
81.06%
89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
55
117
146
10th Percentile
£250
£150
£263
25th Percentile
£355
£263
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£425
£473
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
-10.05%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£638
£506
£561
90th Percentile
£695
£600
£673
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£508
% change year-on-year
-
-1.53%
+1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
38
13
10th Percentile
£13.08
£12.20
£22.10
25th Percentile
£20.85
£13.12
£25.95
Median hourly rate
£27.76
£19.50
£26.00
Median % change year-on-year
+42.36%
-25.00%
+38.96%
75th Percentile
£46.30
£29.38
£32.30
90th Percentile
£46.54
£58.00
£52.90
South East median hourly rate
£28.00
£47.50
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-41.05%
-5.00%
+122.22%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Oxfordshire.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Oxfordshire.
Software Testing Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software 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 Oxfordshire region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:
