Tester Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

Tester
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The median Tester daily rate in Warwickshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - 43
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Warwickshire 1.15% - 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.33% - 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £395 - -
25th Percentile £463 - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £725
Median % change year-on-year - - +145.76%
75th Percentile £550 - £738
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £513 £402 £406
% change year-on-year +27.49% -1.05% -8.19%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 451 381 312
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.40% 91.81% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 267 204 222
10th Percentile £302 £413 £220
25th Percentile £400 £500 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £551 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.72% +10.20% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £684 £737
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 11
10th Percentile £27.73 £13.61 £15.25
25th Percentile £30.00 £13.95 £17.63
Median hourly rate £40.46 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.86% +19.10% +21.21%
75th Percentile £50.00 £32.91 £29.13
90th Percentile - £35.00 £34.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.40
% change year-on-year +6.07% +5.87% +26.38%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.

Tester job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Warwickshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Warwickshire

Tester
Daily Rate Histogram in Warwickshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester in Warwickshire over the 6 months to 26 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Tester in Warwickshire

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Warwickshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Warwickshire

Tester
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 26 November 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
Warwick - 4 £450 - 3
Gaydon - 1 £500 -
Tester
West Midlands

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Warwickshire region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
1 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) ADO
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) CyberArk
3 2 (33.33%) Data Validation
3 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 2 (33.33%) IBM
3 2 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) JIRA
3 2 (33.33%) Maximo
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 2 (33.33%) SailPoint
3 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 2 (33.33%) Selenium
3 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 2 (33.33%) SoapUI
3 2 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) System Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 2 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (33.33%) Test Planning
3 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
1 2 (33.33%) Selenium
1 2 (33.33%) SoapUI
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) ADO
1 2 (33.33%) SailPoint
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
1 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Data Validation
3 2 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 2 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) System Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 2 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (33.33%) Test Planning
3 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
4 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) CISA
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
1 1 (16.67%) COBIT
1 1 (16.67%) NIST
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) CyberArk
1 2 (33.33%) IBM
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow