Senior Tester
UK
The median Senior Tester daily rate in the UK is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 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 28 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 558 | 658 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | +100 | +145 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Tester | 22 | 28 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.072% | 0.065% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.078% | 0.069% | 0.046% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £361 | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £396 | £467 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.70% | - | +19.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £591 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £753 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -5.88% | -4.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 28,118 | 40,301 | 52,517 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.08% | 92.93% | 94.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,995 | 25,892 | 36,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,243 | 2,866 | 1,510 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.39% | +71.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.35 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester.
Senior Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Tester over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.
Senior Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester.
Senior Tester
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 28 June 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 |
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| England | +39 | 18 | £475 | -17.39% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 14 | £475 | +18.75% | 10 |
| South East | +54 | 8 | £500 | +17.65% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 6 | £400 | -39.74% | 8 |
| London | +35 | 4 | £453 | -21.30% | 9 |
| South West | +37 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North West | +16 | 2 | £390 | +4.00% | |
| North of England | +13 | 2 | £390 | +4.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £410 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £410 | - | 1 |
Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, Senior 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 featuring Senior Tester in the job title.
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Senior Tester Skill Set
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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