Software Testing Contracts in Stevenage

Software Testing
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 26 21
Rank change year-on-year -1 -5 +7
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 14 20 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 7.18% 4.85% 8.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.00% 5.62% 9.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.22%
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £420 £525
% change year-on-year +7.14% -20.00% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 20 17
10th Percentile £64.75 - -
25th Percentile - £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £67.00 £63.75 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.10% -1.92% +18.18%
75th Percentile £87.50 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £88.00 - £66.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £67.00 £63.75 £65.00
% change year-on-year +5.10% -1.92% +18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stevenage

Software 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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 175 356 238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 89.74% 86.41% 93.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 36 68
10th Percentile £348 £80 £273
25th Percentile £500 £246 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -11.11% -19.10%
75th Percentile £575 £556 £550
90th Percentile £684 £625 £633
Hertfordshire median daily rate £527 £400 £525
% change year-on-year +31.63% -23.81% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 255 111
10th Percentile £36.24 £38.12 £49.00
25th Percentile £44.94 £43.00 £56.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -23.08% +16.07%
75th Percentile £73.75 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £81.18 £70.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £54.50 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +9.00% -23.08% +18.18%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Stevenage

Software Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Software Testing in Stevenage

Software Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Software Testing in Stevenage

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Testing in Stevenage over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Testing in Stevenage

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (64.29%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) Ethernet
2 2 (14.29%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 9 (64.29%) Artifactory
1 9 (64.29%) GitLab
1 9 (64.29%) JIRA
1 9 (64.29%) Visual Studio
2 3 (21.43%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.14%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Developer
3 4 (28.57%) Full-Stack Developer
4 3 (21.43%) Development Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) Embedded Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) Software Development Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
5 2 (14.29%) Support Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Desktop Support
6 1 (7.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (64.29%) .NET
1 9 (64.29%) .NET Framework
1 9 (64.29%) AngularJS
1 9 (64.29%) CSS
1 9 (64.29%) HTML
1 9 (64.29%) Node.js
1 9 (64.29%) React
1 9 (64.29%) Svelte
1 9 (64.29%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 9 (64.29%) Algorithms
1 9 (64.29%) Data Structures
1 9 (64.29%) Distributed Systems
2 3 (21.43%) PCIe
3 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
4 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (64.29%) Linux
2 3 (21.43%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (14.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Agile
2 9 (64.29%) CI/CD
2 9 (64.29%) Computer Science
2 9 (64.29%) Containerisation
2 9 (64.29%) Design Patterns
2 9 (64.29%) Full-Stack Development
2 9 (64.29%) Microservices
2 9 (64.29%) OOP
2 9 (64.29%) SDLC
2 9 (64.29%) TDD
3 7 (50.00%) DevOps
4 4 (28.57%) Software Engineering
5 3 (21.43%) SysML
5 3 (21.43%) Technical Leadership
5 3 (21.43%) Test Scripting
5 3 (21.43%) UML
5 3 (21.43%) Validation
6 2 (14.29%) Coaching
6 2 (14.29%) Computer Security
6 2 (14.29%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) C#
1 9 (64.29%) JavaScript
1 9 (64.29%) TypeScript
2 7 (50.00%) C++
3 3 (21.43%) C
4 1 (7.14%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) GxP
System Software
1 9 (64.29%) Docker
2 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (64.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow