The median User Acceptance Testing Tester daily rate in Reading is £383, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title
635
992
965
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.52%
90.26%
92.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
437
548
629
10th Percentile
£313
£334
£213
25th Percentile
£425
£450
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£575
£520
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
+10.58%
+0.97%
75th Percentile
£606
£650
£620
90th Percentile
£650
£700
£688
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+5.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
43
22
16
10th Percentile
£14.75
£48.18
£59.32
25th Percentile
£16.03
£56.56
£60.99
Median hourly rate
£67.50
£71.31
£63.29
Median % change year-on-year
-5.34%
+12.67%
+15.07%
75th Percentile
£94.89
£100.00
£66.11
90th Percentile
£97.00
-
£71.38
Berkshire median hourly rate
£40.44
£61.50
£61.79
% change year-on-year
-34.25%
-0.48%
+52.57%
UAT Tester Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'UAT Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
UAT Tester Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in Reading.
UAT Tester Skill Set Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, UAT Tester 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 Reading region featuring UAT Tester in the job title.
UAT Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:
