Test Manager Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Test Manager
South East > West Sussex

As of 20 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Manager daily rate in West Sussex.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - 38
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 6 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 1.69% - 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% - 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £525 £469 £525
% change year-on-year +12.00% -10.71% +10.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 327 137 227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 86.16% 94.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 91 176
10th Percentile £280 £214 £280
25th Percentile £358 £304 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £440 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.59% -2.22% +8.70%
75th Percentile £575 £537 £525
90th Percentile £675 £627 £588
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £501
% change year-on-year +5.00% -0.10% +0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 23 14
10th Percentile - - £14.69
25th Percentile £13.13 £15.50 £18.20
Median hourly rate £23.00 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.21% -12.47% -2.98%
75th Percentile £50.00 £20.69 £27.81
90th Percentile £60.00 £58.25 £29.00
South East median hourly rate £51.24 £31.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +62.67% -37.00% -4.40%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in West Sussex

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in West Sussex

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 West Sussex region over the 6 months to 20 June 2026. 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
Horsham - 6 - -
Test Manager
South East

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 20 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 West Sussex region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Test Management
2 4 (66.67%) QA
3 3 (50.00%) IFRS
3 3 (50.00%) IFRS 17
3 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (33.33%) Azure
4 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) HP
4 2 (33.33%) HP ALM
4 2 (33.33%) JIRA
5 1 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (16.67%) Accounts Receivable
5 1 (16.67%) Agile
5 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
5 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
5 1 (16.67%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (16.67%) Integration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
5 1 (16.67%) Migration
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (16.67%) SAP
5 1 (16.67%) SAP FI-AR
5 1 (16.67%) Scenario Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) System Integration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) TestRail
5 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Waterfall

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 (16.67%) Infor SunSystems
1 1 (16.67%) SAP FI-AR
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (16.67%) TestRail
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Billing
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Test Management
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
4 1 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (16.67%) Accounts Receivable
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
4 1 (16.67%) Integration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) QA
2 3 (50.00%) IFRS
2 3 (50.00%) IFRS 17
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) HP
2 1 (16.67%) SAP