Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Test Manager
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Test Manager daily rate in Belfast is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 1.89% - 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.21% - 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £470 - -
25th Percentile £481 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £525
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £500 - £525

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 181 147 123
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.38% 91.30% 89.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 78 72
10th Percentile £263 £149 £179
25th Percentile £325 £175 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £533
90th Percentile £622 £626 £636
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £463 £400
% change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 12 6
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £23.43 £11.61
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +79.64% +28.19%
75th Percentile £16.50 - £15.42
90th Percentile £24.50 £41.79 £17.00
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -36.60% +79.64% +25.36%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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 Belfast.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Belfast

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, 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 Belfast region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
3 2 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 2 (50.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) High Availability
4 1 (25.00%) HP
4 1 (25.00%) HP ALM
4 1 (25.00%) JIRA
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) SLA
4 1 (25.00%) Test Assurance
4 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
4 1 (25.00%) TestRail
4 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (25.00%) WAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Radio Access Network
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
1 1 (25.00%) TestRail
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (25.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 2 (50.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (25.00%) High Availability
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Test Assurance
4 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
4 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) HP