Tester Contract Job Trends in Worthing

Tester
West Sussex > Worthing

The median Tester daily rate in Worthing is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Worthing 1.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median daily rate £375 £463 £300
% change year-on-year -18.92% +54.17% -42.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Worthing

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worthing. 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 Worthing with a recognized job title 72 38 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.63% 100.00% 98.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 34 82
10th Percentile £336 £170 £401
25th Percentile £474 £425 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £493 £518
Median % change year-on-year +4.57% -4.92% -4.95%
75th Percentile £613 £528 £518
90th Percentile £720 £638 £674
West Sussex median daily rate £463 £450 £492
% change year-on-year +2.78% -8.50% -1.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.63 - -
Median hourly rate £13.25 - £12.25
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.11%
75th Percentile £13.88 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median hourly rate £16.00 £28.00 £48.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% -41.67% +136.74%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Worthing

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Worthing

Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Worthing

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Worthing

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Worthing

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Worthing

Tester Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worthing

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, 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 Worthing region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Toad
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) webMethods
1 1 (100.00%) XML

Tester Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Toad
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) webMethods