Tester
UK
The median Tester daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 303 | 283 | 287 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +4 | -39 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 331 | 564 | 857 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.76% | 0.94% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.82% | 1.00% | 1.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 209 | 419 | 654 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £395 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £580 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.03% | +3.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £55.80 | £11.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.18 | £61.50 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.15 | £72.00 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.13% | +289.19% | -60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.09 | £81.50 | £36.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.04 | £86.60 | £61.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.30 | £54.00 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -80.93% | +195.89% | -59.44% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester.
Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Tester
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +2 | 293 | £450 | -10.00% | 82 |
| London | +6 | 149 | £475 | -12.64% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 144 | £425 | -6.34% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 144 | £425 | - | 63 |
| South East | +36 | 69 | £413 | -1.79% | 12 |
| North of England | -12 | 40 | £450 | +7.46% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 22 | £450 | - | 4 |
| North West | -9 | 14 | £400 | +17.65% | 12 |
| South West | +10 | 12 | £533 | +18.33% | 12 |
| Midlands | +9 | 12 | £365 | -14.12% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 8 | £380 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +16 | 6 | £375 | -14.58% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 4 | £203 | -59.50% | 3 |
| North East | +3 | 3 | £600 | +24.35% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £562 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 Tester in the job title.
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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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