The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring Test Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Test Planning over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
19
-
24
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Test Planning
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
Test Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
89
102
121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
82.41%
60.36%
78.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
51
68
83
10th Percentile
£200
£300
£240
25th Percentile
£329
£413
£396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£575
£515
Median % change year-on-year
-17.39%
+11.65%
+14.76%
75th Percentile
£588
£650
£595
90th Percentile
£625
£713
£663
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£581
£525
% change year-on-year
-5.25%
+10.57%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
10
5
10th Percentile
-
£13.13
£21.99
25th Percentile
-
£66.88
£23.15
Median hourly rate
-
£80.00
£36.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+122.22%
+104.08%
75th Percentile
-
-
£43.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£52.65
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.63
£57.35
£53.00
% change year-on-year
+0.48%
+8.21%
+113.80%
Test Planning Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Test Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Test Planning Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Planning in Southampton.
Test Planning Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Test Planning also mentioned 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 Southampton region with a requirement for Test Planning.
Test Planning Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
