Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Test Manager
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Test Manager daily rate in Aberdeen is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 3.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 £488 £632
% change year-on-year +7.69% -22.83% +20.91%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 29 33 24
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 100.00% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 21 7
10th Percentile £238 £313 £150
25th Percentile £250 £363 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £475 £350
Median % change year-on-year -43.16% +35.71% -34.88%
75th Percentile £438 £588 £444
90th Percentile £444 £750 £496
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £16.60
25th Percentile - - £16.75
Median hourly rate - - £17.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.91%
75th Percentile - - £17.61
90th Percentile - - £17.68
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.88 £35.00
% change year-on-year +5.31% -34.64% +87.92%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Aberdeen

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 13 February 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 Aberdeen region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix