TDD Contract Job Trends in Swansea
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
West Wales > Swansea
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Swansea citing TDD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing TDD | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Swansea | 9.26% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.87% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £423 | - | - |
| West Wales median daily rate | £413 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Swansea
TDD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Swansea.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 46 | 11 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swansea | 85.19% | 36.67% | 73.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 6 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £158 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £170 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £308 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.21% | -38.50% | +129.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £438 | £535 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £563 | £565 |
| West Wales median daily rate | £425 | £308 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.21% | -38.50% | +129.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.59 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.91 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.88 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.56% | +45.96% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £18.91 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.26 | - |
| West Wales median hourly rate | £13.69 | £19.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.95% | -15.56% | +45.96% |
TDD Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing TDD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.
TDD Daily Rate Trend in Swansea
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing TDD.
TDD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Clean Code | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 5 |
| 8 | Acceptance Criteria | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | API Integration | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | BDD | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | Digital Transformation Programme | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | Inclusive Design | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | Mentoring | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | Proactive Monitoring | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | User Experience | 80.0% | 4 |
| 8 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 80.0% | 4 |
| 17 | Software Engineering | 60.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Collaborative Working | 40.0% | 2 |
| 18 | Continuous Integration | 40.0% | 2 |
| 18 | Knowledge Transfer | 40.0% | 2 |