Tester Contract Job Trends in Winchester

Tester
Hampshire > Winchester

The median Tester daily rate in Winchester is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Winchester 5.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £605 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 - -
75th Percentile £615 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £425 £475 £210
% change year-on-year -10.53% +126.19% -50.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Winchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Winchester. 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 Winchester with a recognized job title 13 17 58
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 68.42% 85.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 37
10th Percentile - £205 £350
25th Percentile £263 £275 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £485 £538
Median % change year-on-year -12.37% -9.77% +34.38%
75th Percentile £615 £550 £601
90th Percentile £875 £618 £656
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £17.02
25th Percentile - - £18.32
Median hourly rate - - £33.24
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.94%
75th Percentile - - £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -5.00% -12.82% +9.24%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Winchester

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Winchester

Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Winchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Winchester

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Winchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Winchester

Tester Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winchester

For the 6 months to 31 July 2026, 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 Winchester region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared