Test Manager Contract Job Trends in the North East

Test Manager
England > North East

The median Test Manager daily rate in the North East is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.15% - 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £517 £520
% change year-on-year -3.36% -0.50% -5.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 629 287 296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 94.41% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 390 203 129
10th Percentile £306 £200 £238
25th Percentile £400 £348 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £625 £650
England median daily rate £520 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +1.17% -2.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 19 65
10th Percentile £17.00 - £10.42
25th Percentile £56.74 £11.60 £11.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £13.99
Median % change year-on-year +400.00% -7.08% -64.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.30 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £49.40 £61.25
England median hourly rate £45.59 £29.80 £38.50
% change year-on-year +52.97% -22.60% -14.44%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in the North East

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in the North East

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in the North East

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Test Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North East region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle