Operational Acceptance Testing Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Operational Acceptance Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.14% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £450 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

Operational Acceptance 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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 595 213 168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 82.98% 87.30% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 131 77
10th Percentile £313 £225 £325
25th Percentile £375 £400 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -6.86%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £590
90th Percentile £642 £619 £693
North East median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 11 19
10th Percentile £17.00 £13.75 £13.75
25th Percentile £43.96 £15.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £58.75 £19.25 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +205.19% +4.05% -6.33%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.63 £50.00
90th Percentile - £36.00 £70.00
North East median hourly rate £43.96 £18.09 £29.77
% change year-on-year +143.07% -39.25% +48.85%

Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Operational Acceptance Testing job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Operational Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Operational Acceptance Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Operational Acceptance Testing

Operational Acceptance Testing
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 22 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £450 - 4
Operational Acceptance Testing
North East

Operational Acceptance Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Test Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Synthetic Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared