Manual Tester Contract Job Trends in Telford

Manual Tester
Shropshire > Telford

The median Manual Tester daily rate in Telford is £537, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
20 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 25 -
Rank change year-on-year -33 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Manual Tester 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 0.95% 1.11% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% 1.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £517 - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £369 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% - -
75th Percentile £539 - -
90th Percentile £540 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £537 £369 -
% change year-on-year +45.53% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Telford with a recognized job title 285 81 29
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 90.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 65 19
10th Percentile £400 £310 £277
25th Percentile £430 £420 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £484 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +21.00% -24.53%
75th Percentile £537 £519 £450
90th Percentile £553 £558 £510
Shropshire median daily rate £492 £477 £400
% change year-on-year +3.14% +19.25% -24.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £23.20 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £25.15 £12.18 -
% change year-on-year +106.49% - -

Manual Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Manual Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.

Manual Tester job vacancy trend in Telford

Manual Tester Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Manual Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Telford region featuring Manual Tester in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Manual Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 3 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility