The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Nov 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
84
-
136
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+7
Contract jobs citing Exploratory Testing
2
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Exploratory Testing 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 in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,043
1,452
2,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
87.50%
88.32%
90.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
601
1,050
1,776
10th Percentile
£300
£270
£300
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£575
£584
£590
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£673
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£495
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
+1.01%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
37
57
62
10th Percentile
£15.96
£15.74
£10.70
25th Percentile
£28.50
£16.85
£16.40
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£19.50
£20.07
Median % change year-on-year
+66.67%
-2.82%
+21.68%
75th Percentile
£58.00
£46.88
£57.38
90th Percentile
£66.90
£69.25
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£35.68
£35.00
£22.25
% change year-on-year
+1.94%
+57.30%
+22.83%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Exploratory Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Manchester.
Exploratory Testing Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 15 November 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Exploratory Testing also mentioned 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 across the Manchester region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
