Test Consultant Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Test Consultant
Wales > South Wales

The median Test Consultant daily rate in South Wales is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - -
Wales median daily rate £275 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 325 337 364
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 89.63% 96.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 204 285
10th Percentile £191 £160 £156
25th Percentile £283 £210 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £419 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.28% -1.47% -10.53%
75th Percentile £504 £575 £575
90th Percentile £608 £638 £650
Wales median daily rate £405 £425 £424
% change year-on-year -4.71% +0.29% -10.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 42 26
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.94 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.78 £20.12 £21.25
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +44.44%
75th Percentile £22.00 £40.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £32.63 £50.00 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.92% -1.54% +62.50%

Test Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Test Consultant job vacancy trend in South Wales

Test Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Consultant job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Consultant job vacancies in South Wales

Test Consultant
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Consultant within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 30 November 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
Cardiff - 1 £275 -
Test Consultant
Wales

Test Consultant Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, Test Consultant 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 South Wales region featuring Test Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

Test Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA