Non-Functional Testing (NFT)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Non-Functional Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Non-Functional Testing over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 435 | 459 | 413 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -46 | -30 |
| Contract jobs citing Non-Functional Testing | 144 | 250 | 543 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.38% | 0.46% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 189 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £420 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £540 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.93% | +13.68% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £738 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £473 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | +3.70% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £90.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +157.14% | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Non-Functional Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 37,600 | 53,916 | 80,351 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.32% | 89.91% | 90.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,240 | 37,368 | 56,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,433 | 1,775 | 1,932 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £37.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.41% | +48.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59.50 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.29% | +75.00% | -8.34% |
Non-Functional Testing
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Non-Functional Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Non-Functional Testing.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Non-Functional Testing over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Non-Functional Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Non-Functional Testing.
Non-Functional Testing
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Non-Functional Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +16 | 116 | £525 | -4.55% | 42 |
| London | +44 | 64 | £550 | -4.35% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 59 | £570 | +18.75% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 55 | £500 | +2.04% | 17 |
| South West | +23 | 17 | £578 | +5.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 12 | £463 | -19.57% | 4 |
| North West | +23 | 9 | £475 | -20.83% | 3 |
| Scotland | +27 | 7 | £625 | +54.89% | 3 |
| South East | +6 | 7 | £413 | -0.90% | 6 |
| Midlands | +21 | 4 | £425 | -5.56% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 3 | £363 | -19.44% | 1 |
| North East | +21 | 3 | £410 | -25.45% | |
| Wales | +17 | 2 | £363 | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +21 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 1 |
| East of England | +11 | 1 | £475 | -32.14% |
Non-Functional Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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