Test Harness Job Trends in the Midlands
Test Harness
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Test Harness skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 283 | 231 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Test Harness | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.006% | 0.036% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.009% | 0.042% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £60,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £70,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £33,250 | £80,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £83,750 | - |
| England median annual salary | £31,500 | £57,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.22% | -14.81% | -10.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands
Test Harness falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 11,263 | 4,801 | 7,361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 71.20% | 86.75% | 80.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,935 | 2,820 | 3,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £31,938 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -13.46% | -0.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £78,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -0.83% |
Test Harness Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Harness relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Test Harness Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Test Harness.
Test Harness Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Harness within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | -36 | 1 | £31,500 | -55.00% | 2 |
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Test Harness Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finite Element Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Functional Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Integration Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 1 |