Manual Tester
UK
The median Manual Tester daily rate in the UK is £358 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 565 | 664 | 800 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +99 | +136 | -106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Manual Tester | 25 | 22 | 48 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.057% | 0.040% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.042% | 0.058% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 17 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £204 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £320 | £325 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £425 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.88% | +21.43% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £666 | £381 |
| 90th Percentile | £470 | £835 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £350 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +7.14% | +21.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £17.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £17.25 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £17.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 40,530 | 52,517 | 83,153 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.88% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,076 | 36,648 | 58,643 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £539 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.64% | +2.71% | +6.06% |
| 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% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,932 | 1,488 | 1,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.99% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Manual Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Tester.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manual Tester over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Manual Tester.
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Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 | +100 | 22 | £356 | -16.18% | |
| London | +90 | 16 | £358 | -43.03% | |
| Work from Home | +116 | 9 | £375 | +87.50% | |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 8 | £350 | -6.67% | 1 |
| South East | - | 3 | £200 | - | |
| North of England | +28 | 2 | £375 | -11.76% | |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £375 | - | 1 |
| North West | +12 | 1 | £375 | -6.25% | |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | +3 | 1 | £315 | - |
Manual Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Manual 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 Manual Tester in the job title.
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Manual 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: