Software Tester Contracts in Telford

Software Tester
Shropshire > Telford

The median Software Tester daily rate in Telford is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Telford 0.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £356 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - -
75th Percentile £369 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Shropshire median daily rate £363 - -

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 111 108 82
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 85.04% 82.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 78 60
10th Percentile £337 £299 £401
25th Percentile £420 £384 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £501 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% -6.92% +7.60%
75th Percentile £537 £536 £573
90th Percentile £541 £538 £595
Shropshire median daily rate £472 £492 £535
% change year-on-year -3.97% -8.13% +4.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52.50
Median hourly rate - £15.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - -72.73% -
75th Percentile - - £57.50
90th Percentile - - -
Shropshire median hourly rate - £15.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - -72.73% +279.31%

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Telford.

Job vacancy trend for Software Tester in Telford

Software Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Telford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in Telford.

Daily rate trend for Software Tester in Telford

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Software Tester contract job roles required 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 Telford region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) ClearCase
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) ClearCase
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA