Tester
UK
The median Tester daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 306 | 276 | 295 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +19 | -32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 293 | 526 | 821 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 208 | 383 | 614 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £357 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £443 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | +10.73% | +6.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £433 | £408 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | +6.00% | +2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £55.80 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.18 | £61.50 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.15 | £72.00 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.13% | +289.19% | -58.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.09 | £81.50 | £39.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.04 | £86.60 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.30 | £54.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -80.93% | +184.21% | -39.68% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tester.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Tester.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Tester
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| England | -45 | 251 | £450 | -9.68% | 123 |
| London | +11 | 151 | £475 | -13.64% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 106 | £413 | -4.62% | 91 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 96 | £450 | - | 45 |
| North of England | -20 | 36 | £475 | +11.76% | 28 |
| South East | -8 | 26 | £210 | -50.00% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 24 | £493 | +6.49% | 10 |
| Midlands | +13 | 14 | £343 | -19.41% | 17 |
| South West | -10 | 14 | £533 | +18.33% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 10 | £350 | -7.89% | 5 |
| North West | 0 | 9 | £400 | +6.67% | 17 |
| Scotland | +30 | 8 | £375 | -12.38% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 6 | £613 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 4 | £203 | -61.43% | 13 |
| North East | -2 | 3 | £600 | +36.36% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £536 | - |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Tester contract job roles required 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 featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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