Software Testing Contracts in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 140 156 154
Rank change year-on-year +16 -2 -34
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 294 371 523
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.45% 1.61% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 1.80% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 238 329
10th Percentile £205 £246 £306
25th Percentile £390 £363 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £465
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -8.60% +9.41%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £615
UK median daily rate £463 £498 £500
% change year-on-year -7.04% -0.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 50 62
10th Percentile £36.48 - £17.25
25th Percentile £56.25 £42.50 £37.69
Median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% +7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile - £71.60 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £52.74 £49.00
% change year-on-year +18.52% +7.62% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Software Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,112 20,583 27,136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.30% 89.45% 89.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,220 14,187 18,951
10th Percentile £250 £258 £235
25th Percentile £381 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,064 1,254 1,350
10th Percentile £12.35 £10.63 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.74 £61.52
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Live
Jobs
South East +37 92 £425 +6.25% 122
North of England +29 66 £450 +9.09% 69
Yorkshire +43 45 £430 -9.47% 24
East of England -4 45 £440 -2.22% 75
Midlands +20 39 £500 +20.48% 79
West Midlands +18 27 £500 +11.61% 45
South West -12 26 £550 +4.76% 54
North West -8 21 £475 +20.25% 44
Scotland -12 15 £482 +1.37% 26
East Midlands +16 12 £525 +40.00% 34
Northern Ireland +10 8 £563 - 8
Isle of Man - 2 - -
Wales +15 1 £210 -73.75% 12
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.72%) Confluence
2 2 (0.68%) Apache
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.34%) Appian
3 1 (0.34%) JBoss
3 1 (0.34%) MTS
3 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.34%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.38%) Simulink
3 5 (1.70%) Stateflow
3 5 (1.70%) TargetLink
4 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.34%) Misys Midas
1 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 44 (14.97%) Azure
2 33 (11.22%) Azure DevOps
3 25 (8.50%) AWS
4 24 (8.16%) GitHub
5 5 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.36%) Amazon EC2
6 4 (1.36%) Amazon S3
6 4 (1.36%) AWS Lambda
6 4 (1.36%) IaaS
6 4 (1.36%) SaaS
6 4 (1.36%) Serverless
6 4 (1.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 3 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (1.02%) OpenShift
7 3 (1.02%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.68%) GCP
8 2 (0.68%) PaaS
8 2 (0.68%) Slack
9 1 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 35 (11.90%) Modbus
1 35 (11.90%) RS-422
1 35 (11.90%) RS-485
2 15 (5.10%) LAN
3 7 (2.38%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.04%) Internet
5 5 (1.70%) SNMP
6 4 (1.36%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (1.02%) 5G
7 3 (1.02%) DNS
7 3 (1.02%) HTTP
7 3 (1.02%) SSL
7 3 (1.02%) VPN
7 3 (1.02%) Wireless
8 2 (0.68%) 4G
8 2 (0.68%) DHCP
8 2 (0.68%) IPv4
8 2 (0.68%) Network Security
8 2 (0.68%) OSPF
8 2 (0.68%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.12%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (5.78%) Oracle Database
3 13 (4.42%) Oracle Database 11g
4 11 (3.74%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.70%) MySQL
5 5 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.36%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.36%) Couchbase
6 4 (1.36%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.02%) MariaDB
7 3 (1.02%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.34%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.34%) Big Data
9 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.34%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.34%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.34%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 43 (14.63%) Git
2 30 (10.20%) Jenkins
2 30 (10.20%) JIRA
3 20 (6.80%) Selenium
4 15 (5.10%) Bitbucket
5 10 (3.40%) Subversion
6 9 (3.06%) JMeter
6 9 (3.06%) JUnit
7 8 (2.72%) GitLab
8 7 (2.38%) Maven
8 7 (2.38%) Visual Studio
9 6 (2.04%) Cucumber
9 6 (2.04%) Postman
9 6 (2.04%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (2.04%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (1.70%) Artifactory
10 5 (1.70%) TeamCity
10 5 (1.70%) WebDriver
11 4 (1.36%) GoogleTest
11 4 (1.36%) LabVIEW
General
1 98 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 40 (13.61%) Electronics
3 24 (8.16%) Finance
4 17 (5.78%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (5.44%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.74%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.40%) Aerospace
7 10 (3.40%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.06%) Automotive
9 5 (1.70%) Banking
10 3 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.02%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.02%) Military
11 2 (0.68%) Games
11 2 (0.68%) German Language
11 2 (0.68%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.68%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.68%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.34%) Law
12 1 (0.34%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 50 (17.01%) Developer
2 48 (16.33%) Software Engineer
3 41 (13.95%) Test Engineer
4 28 (9.52%) Analyst
4 28 (9.52%) C++ Software Engineer
5 20 (6.80%) Test Manager
6 19 (6.46%) Storage Manager
6 19 (6.46%) Tester
7 18 (6.12%) Hardware Engineer
8 15 (5.10%) Senior
8 15 (5.10%) Test Analyst
9 13 (4.42%) PostgreSQL Developer
9 13 (4.42%) Software Developer
9 13 (4.42%) SQL Developer
10 11 (3.74%) Software Test Engineer
11 10 (3.40%) Systems Engineer
12 9 (3.06%) Lead
13 7 (2.38%) C Software Engineer
13 7 (2.38%) C/C++ Software Engineer
13 7 (2.38%) Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.42%) YAML
2 12 (4.08%) Web Services
3 10 (3.40%) Gherkin
3 10 (3.40%) REST
4 9 (3.06%) Spring
4 9 (3.06%) Spring Boot
5 8 (2.72%) .NET
6 7 (2.38%) CSS
6 7 (2.38%) HTML
6 7 (2.38%) RESTful
7 6 (2.04%) XML
8 5 (1.70%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.70%) React
9 4 (1.36%) Node.js
9 4 (1.36%) SOAP
10 3 (1.02%) JDBC
10 3 (1.02%) JPA
10 3 (1.02%) JSON
10 3 (1.02%) Software Packaging
10 3 (1.02%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.20%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (5.10%) Driving Licence
3 12 (4.08%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.06%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.72%) Algorithms
6 7 (2.38%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.04%) Life Science
8 5 (1.70%) FPGA
8 5 (1.70%) NHS
8 5 (1.70%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.02%) ASIC
10 3 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.02%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.02%) Verilog
11 2 (0.68%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.68%) Distributed Applications
11 2 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 45 (15.31%) Linux
2 34 (11.56%) Windows
3 22 (7.48%) Unix
4 15 (5.10%) Windows 10
4 15 (5.10%) Windows 7
5 14 (4.76%) zOS
6 4 (1.36%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (1.02%) Android
8 2 (0.68%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.68%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (46.94%) Agile
2 107 (36.39%) DevOps
3 87 (29.59%) Software Engineering
4 77 (26.19%) Test Automation
5 67 (22.79%) Unit Testing
6 54 (18.37%) Customer Requirements
7 50 (17.01%) Problem-Solving
8 49 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
9 45 (15.31%) TDD
10 44 (14.97%) Continuous Improvement
11 42 (14.29%) Scrum
12 36 (12.24%) Pair Programming
12 36 (12.24%) Test Scripting
13 35 (11.90%) Test Strategy
14 33 (11.22%) Project Management
15 30 (10.20%) Validation
16 24 (8.16%) Migration
16 24 (8.16%) System Testing
17 23 (7.82%) Computer Science
18 22 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (20.07%) SQL
2 53 (18.03%) C++
3 50 (17.01%) C
3 50 (17.01%) C#
4 40 (13.61%) Java
5 36 (12.24%) Python
6 21 (7.14%) PL/SQL
7 19 (6.46%) Bash
7 19 (6.46%) JavaScript
8 13 (4.42%) JCL
9 10 (3.40%) REXX
10 7 (2.38%) Bourne shell
10 7 (2.38%) Korn
10 7 (2.38%) MATLAB
11 6 (2.04%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.70%) Shell Script
13 4 (1.36%) Assembly Language
14 3 (1.02%) Go
14 3 (1.02%) SystemVerilog
14 3 (1.02%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 82 (27.89%) Security Cleared
2 56 (19.05%) Degree
3 47 (15.99%) SC Cleared
4 30 (10.20%) DV Cleared
4 30 (10.20%) ISTQB
5 13 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (3.74%) ISEB
7 9 (3.06%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.04%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.36%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (1.02%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.68%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.34%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.34%) GIAC
12 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.34%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.90%) QA
2 7 (2.38%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.04%) MISRA
3 6 (2.04%) MISRA C
4 5 (1.70%) AUTOSAR
4 5 (1.70%) HL7
4 5 (1.70%) ISO 26262
5 3 (1.02%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (1.02%) WCAG
6 2 (0.68%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.68%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.68%) PMO
7 1 (0.34%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.34%) SLA
7 1 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 19 (6.46%) Firmware
2 13 (4.42%) NFS
2 13 (4.42%) Time Sharing Option
3 10 (3.40%) Docker
4 7 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.36%) VirtualBox
6 3 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (6.80%) Ansible
1 20 (6.80%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 15 (5.10%) SCCM
3 14 (4.76%) Kubernetes
4 10 (3.40%) Terraform
5 4 (1.36%) Puppet
6 2 (0.68%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.68%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.68%) Kibana
6 2 (0.68%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.34%) Grafana
7 1 (0.34%) Rancher
Vendors
1 45 (15.31%) Oracle
2 36 (12.24%) Microsoft
3 20 (6.80%) IBM
4 17 (5.78%) HP
5 15 (5.10%) Broadcom
5 15 (5.10%) Dell
6 13 (4.42%) Brocade
6 13 (4.42%) CA
7 5 (1.70%) Google
7 5 (1.70%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.70%) Xilinx
8 4 (1.36%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.36%) VMware
9 3 (1.02%) Cadence
9 3 (1.02%) Synopsys
10 2 (0.68%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.68%) Siemens
11 1 (0.34%) Adobe
11 1 (0.34%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.34%) SAP