Design for Test Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Design for Testability (DFT)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire citing Design for Test skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Design for Test 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.55% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £575 - -
25th Percentile £630 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 - -
75th Percentile £657 - -
90th Percentile £657 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £638 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire

Design for Test falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Shropshire.

6 months to
1 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 812 256 97
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire 89.53% 95.17% 82.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 712 184 73
10th Percentile £380 £364 £240
25th Percentile £415 £431 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £515 £469
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +9.81% -2.29%
75th Percentile £559 £538 £519
90th Percentile £637 £557 £567
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £519
% change year-on-year -5.00% -3.66% +3.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 1
10th Percentile £13.01 £26.13 -
25th Percentile £13.01 £27.59 -
Median hourly rate £14.66 £31.31 £23.60
Median % change year-on-year -53.17% +32.65% -
75th Percentile £37.52 £36.30 -
90th Percentile £50.35 £38.53 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £20.62 £24.34 £24.18
% change year-on-year -15.30% +0.66% -12.07%

Design for Test Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design for Test relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Design for Test job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Design for Test Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Design for Test.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Design for Test

Design for Test Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design for Test within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Telford - 5 £638 - 2
Design for Test
West Midlands

Design for Test Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.