Testing Specialist Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Testing Specialist
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Testing Specialist daily rate in Portsmouth is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Testing Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £375 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 239 134 265
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 99.17% 95.04% 92.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 82 98
10th Percentile £313 £200 £268
25th Percentile £421 £324 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £555
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -7.39% +11.00%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £649
90th Percentile £632 £657 £850
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 28 110
10th Percentile £15.72 £25.00 £51.06
25th Percentile £41.85 £32.94 £53.40
Median hourly rate £52.43 £51.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -14.58% +1.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £59.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.55 £64.13 £77.17
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £54.88 £57.35
% change year-on-year -27.11% -4.32% +4.27%

Testing Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Testing Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region featuring Testing Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing

Testing Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft