Regression Testing Contract Job Trends

Regression Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Regression Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 330 377 351
Rank change year-on-year +47 -26 +46
Contract jobs citing Regression Testing 263 188 273
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.54% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.62% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 110 209
10th Percentile £306 £270 £350
25th Percentile £372 £358 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £469 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -8.98% -1.20%
75th Percentile £521 £575 £610
90th Percentile £613 £660 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £385 £450
% change year-on-year +16.88% -14.44% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £23.43
Median hourly rate - £25.60 £23.86
Median % change year-on-year - +7.32% -45.94%
75th Percentile - - £48.14
90th Percentile - - £62.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £25.60 £23.86
% change year-on-year - +7.32% +30.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Regression 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,261 30,399 39,447
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.54% 87.91% 88.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,301 18,546 26,335
10th Percentile £300 £306 £310
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,097 1,021 1,510
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.53 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.79% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.23% -26.97% +37.98%

Regression Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Regression Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Regression Testing job vacancy trend in the UK

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Regression Testing over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Regression Testing in the UK

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing

Regression Testing
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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 +28 231 £450 -5.26% 75
London +13 124 £450 -10.00% 29
UK excluding London +12 114 £450 +16.88% 72
Work from Home +57 89 £438 - 34
South East +15 36 £379 +0.33% 25
North of England -12 35 £450 +12.50% 12
Midlands -28 22 £492 +0.92% 5
North West -2 21 £450 +28.57% 7
West Midlands -27 20 £486 +8.00% 5
North East -5 7 £413 +4.76% 2
Yorkshire -42 7 £316 -31.30% 3
Scotland +7 6 £466 -6.28% 13
Wales 0 6 £475 +192.09% 1
South West -7 4 £419 +4.69% 9
East of England - 4 £375 - 9
East Midlands -18 2 £663 +26.19%
Northern Ireland -7 1 £500 +2.56% 1

Regression Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (8.75%) Confluence
2 13 (4.94%) SAS
3 3 (1.14%) CMS
4 2 (0.76%) IIS
4 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.76%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.76%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.38%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 7 (2.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.52%) Aladdin
2 4 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.52%) Workday HCM
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (1.14%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.76%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 2 (0.76%) Eagle PACE
4 2 (0.76%) Endur
4 2 (0.76%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.76%) Maximo
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.38%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.38%) PORTIA
5 1 (0.38%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 55 (20.91%) Azure
2 40 (15.21%) AWS
3 33 (12.55%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (9.89%) GitHub
5 18 (6.84%) GitHub Actions
6 12 (4.56%) OpenShift
7 10 (3.80%) Serverless
8 9 (3.42%) SaaS
9 7 (2.66%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.66%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.66%) GCP
9 7 (2.66%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.66%) SuccessFactors
10 5 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.90%) Sentry
11 4 (1.52%) Boomi
11 4 (1.52%) Tricentis Tosca
12 3 (1.14%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (1.14%) Azure App Service
12 3 (1.14%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.90%) HTTP
2 2 (0.76%) DHCP
2 2 (0.76%) DNS
3 1 (0.38%) DSL
3 1 (0.38%) FTP
3 1 (0.38%) Modbus
3 1 (0.38%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.70%) PostgreSQL
1 15 (5.70%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.42%) NoSQL
3 6 (2.28%) Apache Cassandra
3 6 (2.28%) Couchbase
3 6 (2.28%) Oracle Database
3 6 (2.28%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.90%) Big Data
4 5 (1.90%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (1.90%) Power BI
4 5 (1.90%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 3 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.14%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.14%) Tableau
6 2 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.76%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.76%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.76%) Metadata
6 2 (0.76%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 71 (27.00%) JIRA
2 61 (23.19%) Selenium
3 59 (22.43%) Jenkins
4 41 (15.59%) Git
5 36 (13.69%) Postman
6 34 (12.93%) GitLab
7 32 (12.17%) JUnit
8 27 (10.27%) Cucumber
9 26 (9.89%) REST Assured
10 15 (5.70%) Cypress.io
11 14 (5.32%) JMeter
12 10 (3.80%) Appium
12 10 (3.80%) TestNG
13 8 (3.04%) TestRail
14 7 (2.66%) Gatling
14 7 (2.66%) Zephyr
15 6 (2.28%) Bitbucket
15 6 (2.28%) Charles Proxy
15 6 (2.28%) Katalon Studio
15 6 (2.28%) SoapUI
General
1 97 (36.88%) Social Skills
2 68 (25.86%) Finance
3 42 (15.97%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (10.65%) Banking
5 26 (9.89%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.56%) Front Office
7 11 (4.18%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.66%) Back Office
9 5 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.90%) Local Government
9 5 (1.90%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.14%) Automotive
10 3 (1.14%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.14%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.14%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.76%) Digital Health
11 2 (0.76%) Marketing
11 2 (0.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 44 (16.73%) Tester
2 40 (15.21%) Analyst
3 34 (12.93%) Senior
4 30 (11.41%) Developer
5 28 (10.65%) QA Engineer
5 28 (10.65%) Test Engineer
6 27 (10.27%) Test Analyst
7 24 (9.13%) Lead
8 19 (7.22%) Test Manager
9 17 (6.46%) Automation Tester
10 16 (6.08%) Test Leader
11 15 (5.70%) Test Specialist
12 12 (4.56%) Test Automation Engineer
13 9 (3.42%) QA Automation Engineer
13 9 (3.42%) Quality Engineer
14 8 (3.04%) Automation Engineer
14 8 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
14 8 (3.04%) Senior Developer
14 8 (3.04%) Senior Test Analyst
15 7 (2.66%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (16.73%) REST
2 28 (10.65%) Playwright
3 21 (7.98%) RESTful
4 18 (6.84%) pytest
5 16 (6.08%) Kafka
6 14 (5.32%) .NET
7 13 (4.94%) SOAP
8 11 (4.18%) Node.js
9 10 (3.80%) RabbitMQ
10 9 (3.42%) React
10 9 (3.42%) XML
11 8 (3.04%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (2.66%) GraphQL
12 7 (2.66%) Web Services
13 6 (2.28%) Next.js
13 6 (2.28%) Spring
13 6 (2.28%) WireMock
14 5 (1.90%) Gherkin
14 5 (1.90%) Hibernate
14 5 (1.90%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.89%) Product Ownership
2 13 (4.94%) Derivative
3 12 (4.56%) Mobile App
4 7 (2.66%) Equities
5 6 (2.28%) Fixed Income
5 6 (2.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.90%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.52%) AS400
7 4 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.52%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.52%) iSeries
7 4 (1.52%) PKI
7 4 (1.52%) SCADA
8 3 (1.14%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.14%) Equity Derivative
8 3 (1.14%) FPGA
8 3 (1.14%) Interest Rate Derivative
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.18%) Linux
2 9 (3.42%) Android
2 9 (3.42%) Apple iOS
2 9 (3.42%) Unix
2 9 (3.42%) Windows
3 4 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (55.51%) Test Automation
2 140 (53.23%) Agile
3 104 (39.54%) CI/CD
4 82 (31.18%) Test Strategy
5 80 (30.42%) User Acceptance Testing
6 77 (29.28%) DevOps
7 74 (28.14%) Test Scripting
8 64 (24.33%) Problem-Solving
9 53 (20.15%) Defect Management
10 49 (18.63%) Integration Testing
10 49 (18.63%) Validation
11 46 (17.49%) Continuous Improvement
12 44 (16.73%) Scenario Testing
13 42 (15.97%) Scrum
14 40 (15.21%) Stakeholder Management
15 36 (13.69%) Test Management
16 34 (12.93%) Software Testing
17 33 (12.55%) API Testing
18 32 (12.17%) Functional Testing
18 32 (12.17%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 49 (18.63%) Python
2 46 (17.49%) SQL
3 42 (15.97%) Java
4 23 (8.75%) C#
5 21 (7.98%) JavaScript
6 20 (7.60%) TypeScript
7 10 (3.80%) Go
8 7 (2.66%) Ruby
9 5 (1.90%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.90%) Swift
10 4 (1.52%) C++
11 3 (1.14%) Apex Code
11 3 (1.14%) Assembly Language
11 3 (1.14%) Bash
11 3 (1.14%) Perl
11 3 (1.14%) PowerShell
11 3 (1.14%) SystemVerilog
12 2 (0.76%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 45 (17.11%) Security Cleared
2 40 (15.21%) SC Cleared
3 30 (11.41%) Degree
4 28 (10.65%) ISTQB
5 13 (4.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.42%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.28%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.14%) PhD
9 2 (0.76%) MCSA
9 2 (0.76%) MCSE
9 2 (0.76%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.76%) PMP
9 2 (0.76%) Postgraduate
9 2 (0.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.38%) ISEB
10 1 (0.38%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (38.78%) QA
2 25 (9.51%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.28%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.14%) ISO 20022
4 3 (1.14%) MiFID
4 3 (1.14%) PSD2
4 3 (1.14%) SEPA
4 3 (1.14%) WCAG
5 2 (0.76%) EMIR
5 2 (0.76%) GDPR
5 2 (0.76%) IFRS
5 2 (0.76%) IFRS 17
5 2 (0.76%) SLA
5 2 (0.76%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.38%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.38%) HL7
6 1 (0.38%) NCSC
6 1 (0.38%) NIST
6 1 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.38%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 42 (15.97%) Docker
2 3 (1.14%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.14%) QEMU
3 2 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 34 (12.93%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.04%) HP ALM
3 4 (1.52%) Nessus
3 4 (1.52%) Terraform
4 2 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.38%) Ansible
5 1 (0.38%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 32 (12.17%) Oracle
2 28 (10.65%) Microsoft
3 17 (6.46%) SAP
4 10 (3.80%) Salesforce
5 9 (3.42%) HP
6 8 (3.04%) Atlassian
7 6 (2.28%) Murex
8 5 (1.90%) Bloomberg
8 5 (1.90%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.90%) Splunk
8 5 (1.90%) Workday
9 4 (1.52%) CA Agile Central
9 4 (1.52%) CheckPoint
9 4 (1.52%) IBM
9 4 (1.52%) Optimizely
9 4 (1.52%) Qualys
9 4 (1.52%) Tanium
10 3 (1.14%) ION Trading
10 3 (1.14%) VMware
11 2 (0.76%) GoldenSource