Defect Management Contract Job Trends in Worthing

Defect Management
West Sussex > Worthing

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Worthing requiring Defect Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 12 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Contract jobs citing Defect Management 4 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Worthing 4.35% 5.66% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.65% 6.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £401 - -
25th Percentile £402 £361 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £373 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.95% - -
75th Percentile £514 £385 -
90th Percentile £515 £386 -
West Sussex median daily rate £402 £373 -
% change year-on-year +7.92% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Worthing

Defect Management 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 Worthing.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86 45 43
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worthing 93.48% 84.91% 91.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 36 38
10th Percentile £358 £374 £361
25th Percentile £418 £470 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £522 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.15% +16.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £502 £638 £475
90th Percentile £627 £720 £500
West Sussex median daily rate £450 £400 £455
% change year-on-year +12.50% -12.09% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.13 - -
Median hourly rate £13.25 £13.85 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.33% - -
75th Percentile £13.38 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median hourly rate £30.50 £18.82 £28.00
% change year-on-year +62.06% -32.79% +14.47%

Defect Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Worthing

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Defect Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worthing.

Defect Management job vacancy trend in Worthing

Defect Management
Daily Rate Trend in Worthing

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worthing citing Defect Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worthing citing Defect Management

Defect Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing 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 (25.00%) WebLogic
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Toad
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Test Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Test Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) XML
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) SDLC
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
1 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ISEB
1 4 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 4 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) Oracle
3 1 (25.00%) webMethods