Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Test Manager
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Test Manager daily rate in Basingstoke is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £525 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 350 138 460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.15% 97.18% 97.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 114 286
10th Percentile £500 £456 £425
25th Percentile £525 £513 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £725 £622 £697
90th Percentile £822 £650 £738
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 15
10th Percentile £13.23 - £13.64
25th Percentile £13.38 - £31.25
Median hourly rate £13.75 £21.39 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.72% -54.97% +212.29%
75th Percentile £28.00 - £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -27.27% -4.10% +4.27%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

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 Basingstoke.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

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

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

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 6 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 Basingstoke region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared