Test Specialist
West Midlands > Shropshire
The median Test Specialist daily rate in Shropshire is £480, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Specialist | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 3.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.54% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £477 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £491 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £480 | £550 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -12.73% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title | 198 | 81 | 51 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.19% | 83.51% | 98.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 134 | 66 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £170 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £307 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £443 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.44% | -6.84% | -9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £519 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £567 | £588 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.21 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.68 | £23.60 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.85% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.87 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £35.56 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.15 | £21.80 | £22.29 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.39% | -2.22% | +25.79% |
Test Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Test Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Specialist job vacancies in Shropshire.
Test Specialist
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 Test Specialist within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | - | 7 | £480 | - | 4 |
| Test Specialist West Midlands |
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Test Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire
For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Test 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 Shropshire region featuring Test Specialist in the job title.
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Test Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: