Test Assurance
England > South West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Test Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Test Assurance over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 148 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +24 | -26 |
| Contract jobs citing Test Assurance | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.38% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.42% | 0.092% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £448 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £456 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £611 | £469 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £613 | £480 |
| England median daily rate | £430 | £481 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.65% | +1.32% | +5.56% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South West
Test Assurance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,620 | 3,085 | 3,275 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 82.83% | 89.65% | 88.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,676 | 2,255 | 2,319 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +5.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £724 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 342 | 316 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £9.80 | £15.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.75 | £15.36 | £20.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £60.00 | £48.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +23.43% | +10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £83.31 | £69.26 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.77 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.73% | +47.08% | +8.70% |
Test Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Test Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Test Assurance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Assurance in the South West.