Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 449 | 471 | 520 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +49 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 130 | 236 | 363 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 161 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £363 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £570 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £700 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £475 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.16% | +2.98% | +10.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.97 | £25.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28.65 | £25.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £36.86 | £25.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +44.55% | -36.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £44.65 | £26.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £49.06 | £26.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.72 | - |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Test Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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 | +23 | 105 | £500 | - | 24 |
| London | +71 | 61 | £550 | - | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 47 | £413 | -13.16% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 43 | £506 | +5.47% | 9 |
| East of England | +15 | 13 | £375 | -49.53% | 2 |
| Midlands | +22 | 10 | £425 | -19.05% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 7 | £425 | -17.07% | 3 |
| South West | +23 | 7 | £375 | -25.00% | |
| North of England | -8 | 6 | £438 | -12.45% | |
| South East | +11 | 5 | £419 | +3.08% | 8 |
| Scotland | +28 | 4 | £638 | +21.43% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 4 | £438 | -16.62% | |
| East Midlands | +19 | 3 | £395 | -46.84% | 1 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | |
| North West | +2 | 1 | £413 | +3.13% |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Test Leader 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 Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader 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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