Tester
UK
The median Tester daily rate in the UK is £443, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 281 | 305 | 281 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -24 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 263 | 327 | 565 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.90% | 0.75% | 0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | 0.81% | 1.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 184 | 212 | 420 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £319 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £363 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £443 | £450 | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.67% | -9.68% | +10.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £575 | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £650 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.61 | £14.22 | £55.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.38 | £20.18 | £61.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.63 | £30.15 | £72.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.23% | -58.13% | +294.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.50 | £40.09 | £81.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £49.65 | £46.04 | £86.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.63 | £10.30 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +216.80% | -80.93% | +195.89% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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 | +5 | 221 | £450 | - | 74 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 120 | £425 | - | 62 |
| London | 0 | 111 | £450 | -5.26% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 89 | £400 | -5.88% | 67 |
| North of England | +32 | 45 | £425 | -5.56% | 17 |
| South East | +14 | 32 | £450 | +9.09% | 14 |
| Midlands | +35 | 23 | £475 | +30.14% | 12 |
| North West | +19 | 22 | £425 | +6.25% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 20 | £475 | +134.57% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 19 | £500 | +8.11% | 7 |
| Scotland | +13 | 10 | £375 | - | 2 |
| South West | +38 | 5 | £300 | -43.66% | 7 |
| North East | +1 | 4 | £390 | -35.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 3 | £250 | -34.21% | 6 |
| East of England | +34 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Wales | +5 | 2 | £600 | +6.81% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 1 | £325 | - | 3 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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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