Tester
UK
The median Tester daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 317 | 280 | 289 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +9 | -36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Tester | 289 | 532 | 828 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.93% | 0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 203 | 388 | 623 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £319 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £700 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £427 | £406 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.35% | +5.05% | +1.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £55.80 | £12.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.18 | £61.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.15 | £72.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.13% | +300.00% | -60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.09 | £81.50 | £36.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.04 | £86.60 | £58.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.30 | £54.00 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -80.93% | +191.89% | -41.27% |
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 | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £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.
Tester
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 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 |
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| England | -38 | 245 | £465 | -7.00% | 90 |
| London | +11 | 146 | £475 | -13.64% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 102 | £425 | -0.35% | 64 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 99 | £450 | - | 48 |
| North of England | -17 | 36 | £475 | +15.15% | 17 |
| South East | -10 | 26 | £425 | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 22 | £475 | +5.56% | 8 |
| Midlands | +17 | 13 | £350 | -17.65% | 10 |
| South West | 0 | 13 | £541 | +20.28% | 10 |
| North West | -4 | 11 | £425 | +25.00% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 9 | £365 | -5.19% | 5 |
| Scotland | +21 | 8 | £375 | -12.38% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 5 | £650 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 4 | £203 | -60.49% | 5 |
| North East | -4 | 3 | £600 | +32.60% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £509 | - | 1 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 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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