Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Test Lead
East of England > Suffolk

The median Test Lead daily rate in Suffolk is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 0.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £450 £600 £375
% change year-on-year -25.00% +60.00% -49.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 170 73 46
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.73% 97.33% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 46 26
10th Percentile £303 £178 £105
25th Percentile £389 £201 £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £238 £218
Median % change year-on-year +115.79% +9.20% -63.75%
75th Percentile £638 £411 £538
90th Percentile £725 £510 £588
East of England median daily rate £500 £495 £450
% change year-on-year +1.06% +9.94% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 14
10th Percentile £16.25 - -
25th Percentile £16.81 - £11.25
Median hourly rate £19.37 £17.79 £14.60
Median % change year-on-year +8.85% +21.85% -16.57%
75th Percentile £23.00 £31.99 £16.54
90th Percentile - £40.50 £52.93
East of England median hourly rate £34.87 £41.25 £43.00
% change year-on-year -15.47% -4.07% +2.85%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Suffolk

Test Leader
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Suffolk

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Test Leader 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 Suffolk region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing