Code Coverage Contract Job Trends
Code Coverage
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Code Coverage skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 535 | 540 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -122 | +5 | +55 |
| Contract jobs citing Code Coverage | 31 | 31 | 34 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.056% | 0.093% | 0.091% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.066% | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 25 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £406 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £500 | £471 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £494 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +11.34% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £588 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £614 | £582 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £543 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.94% | +13.15% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £68.13 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Code Coverage falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46,663 | 30,144 | 32,201 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.90% | 90.54% | 86.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,020 | 18,740 | 19,349 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,483 | 1,926 | 1,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.08 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -37.31% | -9.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.24 | £22.27 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.26% | -44.34% | -8.73% |
Code Coverage Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Code Coverage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Code Coverage Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Code Coverage.
Code Coverage Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Code Coverage over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Code Coverage Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Code Coverage.
Code Coverage Top 9 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Code Coverage within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -109 | 30 | £475 | -13.64% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -88 | 18 | £500 | -7.94% | 16 |
| London | -101 | 12 | £370 | -35.65% | 10 |
| South East | - | 7 | £500 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | -82 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 4 | £550 | -1.37% | 1 |
| North of England | -56 | 4 | £550 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Code Coverage Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 | CI/CD | 87.1% | 27 |
| 2 | DevOps | 67.7% | 21 |
| 3 | Test Automation | 41.9% | 13 |
| 3 | Validation | 41.9% | 13 |
| 5 | Data Modelling | 32.3% | 10 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 29.0% | 9 |
| 7 | Deployment Automation | 25.8% | 8 |
| 8 | AI | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Analytics | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | B2C | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Full-Stack Development | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Identity Access Management | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Log Analytics | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | MLOps | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | RBAC | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Unit Testing | 22.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Workflow | 22.6% | 7 |
| 18 | Code Quality | 19.4% | 6 |
| 18 | Data Management | 19.4% | 6 |
| 18 | Data Validation | 19.4% | 6 |