Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Test Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Test Manager daily rate in Bristol is £506, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 61 68
Rank change year-on-year -20 +7 -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 4 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.31% 0.72% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.77% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile £433 £340 £459
25th Percentile £464 £363 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £400 £481
Median % change year-on-year +26.56% -16.88% -
75th Percentile £538 £569 £502
90th Percentile - £670 £508
South West median daily rate £475 £575 £562
% change year-on-year -17.39% +2.23% -6.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,221 648 929
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 92.70% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 602 336 516
10th Percentile £381 £243 £246
25th Percentile £438 £360 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £449 £494
Median % change year-on-year +13.82% -9.16% -1.25%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £649 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 299 107 225
10th Percentile £19.33 £13.46 £31.97
25th Percentile £45.63 £18.51 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £40.84 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.16% -41.66% +7.69%
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.50 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.48 £73.65 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £65.00
% change year-on-year +138.57% -61.31% +4.00%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 30 July 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 Bristol region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Test Management
3 1 (25.00%) Validation

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Test Management
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA