Test Manager
UK
The median Test Manager daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 381 | 394 | 425 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +31 | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 224 | 358 | 517 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.60% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.63% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 156 | 245 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £425 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £535 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.80% | +2.39% | +10.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £756 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £62.00 | £45.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +37.23% | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Manager over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Test Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
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 Test Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 | +31 | 189 | £550 | +1.85% | 27 |
| London | +41 | 95 | £600 | +9.09% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 94 | £488 | -2.50% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +84 | 92 | £561 | +6.90% | 13 |
| Midlands | +23 | 23 | £275 | -45.00% | 2 |
| South East | +13 | 23 | £550 | +14.58% | 11 |
| North of England | +12 | 20 | £500 | -9.09% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 14 | £475 | -5.00% | 1 |
| South West | +25 | 13 | £486 | -7.38% | 1 |
| North West | +11 | 12 | £463 | -15.91% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 9 | £270 | -44.62% | 1 |
| Scotland | +27 | 7 | £551 | +2.42% | |
| East of England | +9 | 6 | £450 | -14.29% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 6 | £550 | +4.76% | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £500 | - |
Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Test Manager 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 Test Manager in the job title.
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Test Manager 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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