The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Software 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 Yorkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
940
1,459
2,094
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire
92.43%
86.38%
90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
586
875
1,388
10th Percentile
£246
£265
£296
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-
-9.52%
+9.38%
75th Percentile
£550
£577
£600
90th Percentile
£638
£650
£700
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
34
64
61
10th Percentile
£13.00
£11.30
-
25th Percentile
£17.12
£12.15
£9.80
Median hourly rate
£21.24
£13.50
£10.63
Median % change year-on-year
+57.33%
+27.00%
-39.74%
75th Percentile
£27.10
£22.00
£20.19
90th Percentile
£80.10
£53.75
£56.00
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£36.00
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.25%
-4.00%
+53.06%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Software Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Yorkshire.
Software Testing Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software Testing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Yorkshire.
Software Testing Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Software Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software 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 Yorkshire region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
