Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Test Manager
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Test Manager daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - 59
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.26% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.06%
75th Percentile £550 - £488
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £500 £550 £481
% change year-on-year -9.09% +14.29% -6.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 359 375 567
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 96.90% 94.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 253 426
10th Percentile £199 £234 £232
25th Percentile £350 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £538 £560 £600
90th Percentile £637 £650 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £510
% change year-on-year -2.44% +0.49% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 15 21
10th Percentile £15.13 £14.59 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.91 £15.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £24.00 £18.70 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.34% -6.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.37 £23.88
90th Percentile £36.00 £47.45 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £57.38 £52.20
% change year-on-year -56.43% +9.91% +39.20%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes - 1 £500 - 1
Test Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) HP ALM
1 1 (100.00%) JDA
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) JDA