Exploratory Testing
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 307 | 323 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +87 | +151 |
| Contract jobs citing Exploratory Testing | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.071% | 0.063% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.077% | 0.072% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £417 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £452 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £390 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.85% | +2.50% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | £575 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £547 | - | £663 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £475 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.34% | +8.57% | +2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.19 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £53.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £54.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £54.88 |
| UK median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | £53.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.42% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home
Exploratory 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 9,036 | 11,184 | 18,807 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 92.18% | 87.53% | 89.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,993 | 7,286 | 13,244 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £325 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -3.49% | -1.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 279 | 317 | 450 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £18.41 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.07 | £30.12 | £25.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.89 | £43.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.53% | -14.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.61 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.55 | £75.00 | £80.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.94 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.43% | +3.47% | +43.30% |
Exploratory Testing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Exploratory Testing.
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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Exploratory Testing over the 6 months to 7 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Exploratory Testing.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: