Lead Tester Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Lead Tester
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 1 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Tester daily rate in Birmingham.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Tester 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £488 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 845 468 715
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 89.66% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 327 502
10th Percentile £313 £160 £250
25th Percentile £413 £363 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £483 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% +7.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £485 £489
% change year-on-year -2.06% -0.77% -2.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 31 40
10th Percentile £13.53 £12.62 £13.10
25th Percentile £17.12 £13.31 £17.75
Median hourly rate £20.43 £14.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.93% -50.88% +42.50%
75th Percentile £29.23 £22.91 £48.75
90th Percentile £49.88 £30.68 £57.91
West Midlands median hourly rate £32.50 £18.13 £22.25
% change year-on-year +79.26% -18.52% +14.10%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Lead Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Birmingham

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2026, Lead Tester 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 Birmingham region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Claude Code
1 4 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 4 (100.00%) Red Team
1 4 (100.00%) Security Testing

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Claude Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 4 (100.00%) Red Team
1 4 (100.00%) Security Testing