Unit Testing
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Unit Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 18 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Unit Testing | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | - | 3.25% | 1.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 4.46% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £660 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.00% | +8.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | - | £525 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton
Unit 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 requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 137 | 112 | 141 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 83.03% | 72.73% | 83.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 73 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £200 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £230 | £350 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £413 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.15% | -21.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £569 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £650 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £24.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £29.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +61.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.25 | - | £34.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £36.63 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £20.71 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.86% | +25.00% | +11.11% |
Unit Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unit Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Unit Testing.
