Manual Testing Contract Job Trends in South London
Manual Testing
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South London citing Manual Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Manual Testing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South London | 0.31% | - | 0.47% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.40% | - | 0.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £444 | £450 | £410 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.39% | +9.76% | -18.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South London
Manual Testing 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 South London.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 249 | 164 | 185 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South London | 76.85% | 88.17% | 87.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 146 | 106 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £263 | £229 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £507 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.59% | -3.52% | +0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £652 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £721 | £734 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.58 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.71 | - | £17.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.61 | £17.98 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +159.23% | -7.79% | -58.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £40.54 | £35.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.74 | £54.08 | £61.41 |
| London median hourly rate | £33.60 | £29.50 | £37.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.90% | -21.93% | +1.65% |
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Manual Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South London.
Manual Testing Daily Rate Trend in South London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Contract Job Locations in South London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the South London region over the 6 months to 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | - | 1 | £525 | - | |
| Manual Testing London |
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Manual Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Remediation Plan | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SDLC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 100.0% | 1 |