Test Manager Contract Job Trends in West Sussex
Test Manager
South East > West Sussex
The median Test Manager daily rate in West Sussex is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | - | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex | 1.17% | - | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.26% | - | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +7.69% |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in West Sussex with a recognized job title | 398 | 179 | 122 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 83.64% | 92.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 136 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | £254 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £422 | £469 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.13% | +4.22% | -8.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £703 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.23% | -0.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 22 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.19 | £12.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.69 | £15.50 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.98 | £16.00 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +199.86% | -42.86% | -41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.44 | £20.69 | £29.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.75 | £22.76 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £48.72 | £21.02 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.78% | -63.95% | +11.05% |
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 Daily Rate Trend 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.
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 18 October 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 | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Burgess Hill | - | 1 | £325 | - | |
| Test Manager South East |
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Test Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex
For the 6 months to 18 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Test Management | 100.0% | 5 |
| 3 | IFRS | 60.0% | 3 |
| 3 | IFRS 17 | 60.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Agile | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | User Acceptance Testing | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Acceptance Criteria | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Azure | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Azure DevOps | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Conflict Resolution | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Defect Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | DevOps | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | End-to-End Testing | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | HP | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | HP ALM | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | ISTQB | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | JIRA | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | PMO | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Regression Testing | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Resource Allocation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Scenario Testing | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Scrum | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | SDLC | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Selenium | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Test Automation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Test Strategy | 20.0% | 1 |
Test Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programme Test Manager | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Business Manager | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2 | UAT Test Manager | 20.0% | 1 |