For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title
2,767
5,141
5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.93%
92.50%
94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,821
3,084
3,829
10th Percentile
£250
£213
£225
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+2.42%
75th Percentile
£600
£613
£606
90th Percentile
£663
£688
£700
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
163
481
240
10th Percentile
£14.20
£12.78
£18.04
25th Percentile
£20.06
£18.32
£22.16
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£47.50
£48.40
Median % change year-on-year
-31.58%
-1.86%
+130.48%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£62.50
£65.16
90th Percentile
£75.00
£76.86
£75.00
England median hourly rate
£30.62
£36.31
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-15.67%
-19.32%
+100.00%
Tester Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Tester Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester in the South East.
Tester Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Tester Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester in the South East.
Tester Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Tester Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Tester contract job roles required 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 South East region featuring Tester in the job title.
Tester Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
