Micro Focus Silk Test (formerly Borland Silk Test)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SilkTest skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SilkTest over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 709 | 847 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +138 | -175 |
| Contract jobs citing SilkTest | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.012% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.076% | 0.050% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £394 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +26.98% | -7.35% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £460 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £480 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.82% |
All Development Application Skills
UK
SilkTest is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for development application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 5,124 | 9,262 | 16,149 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.74% | 15.27% | 17.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,480 | 6,504 | 11,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £388 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £670 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £501 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | +0.10% | +17.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 183 | 260 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.97 | £44.42 | £37.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.88 | £53.50 | £39.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.50 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +17.14% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £63.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +11.82% | +22.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SilkTest 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 SilkTest.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SilkTest.