Applications Tester Contract Job Trends in Watford

Application Tester
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Application Tester daily rate in Watford is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
26 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 1.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 57 71 129
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 92.21% 96.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 52 91
10th Percentile £244 £251 £170
25th Percentile £400 £306 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £350 £450
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -22.22% +3.45%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £644
90th Percentile £614 £571 £700
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £469 £500
% change year-on-year +12.64% -6.25% -4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 2
10th Percentile £17.53 £13.36 £17.10
25th Percentile £23.96 £13.69 £18.37
Median hourly rate £29.51 £14.50 £21.48
Median % change year-on-year +103.52% -32.48% -38.64%
75th Percentile £33.82 £16.88 £24.32
90th Percentile £34.44 £25.35 £25.43
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £48.29 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -19.52% -7.69% +8.33%

Applications Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Applications Tester job vacancy trend in Watford

Applications Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, Applications 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 Watford region featuring Applications Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Applications Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
6 Applications Tester jobs Nationwide