The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Unit Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unit Testing over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
60
56
80
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+24
+15
Contract jobs citing Unit Testing
8
19
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire
Unit Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in West Yorkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
652
748
1,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire
90.81%
84.71%
90.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
414
477
845
10th Percentile
£303
£300
£350
25th Percentile
£400
£406
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£489
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.30%
-4.76%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£550
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£623
£650
£700
Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
29
18
10th Percentile
-
-
£12.00
25th Percentile
-
£12.15
£13.81
Median hourly rate
£22.14
£13.50
£18.50
Median % change year-on-year
+64.00%
-27.03%
-7.50%
75th Percentile
£30.18
£19.50
£21.31
90th Percentile
£81.25
£33.75
£25.63
Yorkshire median hourly rate
£22.14
£13.50
£19.94
% change year-on-year
+64.00%
-32.31%
+5.98%
Unit Testing Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing Unit Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Unit Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in West Yorkshire.
Unit Testing Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unit Testing in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.
Unit Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unit Testing in West Yorkshire.
Unit Testing Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 27 July 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
Unit Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unit Testing also mentioned 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 across the West Yorkshire region with a requirement for Unit Testing.
Unit Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:
