Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Burgess Hill

Test Manager
West Sussex > Burgess Hill

The median Test Manager daily rate in Burgess Hill is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Burgess Hill 2.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median daily rate £325 - £550

All Contract IT Job Roles
Burgess Hill

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Burgess Hill. 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 Burgess Hill with a recognized job title 44 24 14
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 85.71% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 9 8
10th Percentile £213 £271 £281
25th Percentile £231 £274 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £280 £288 £372
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -22.48% +28.10%
75th Percentile £299 £290 £391
90th Percentile £411 £339 £423
West Sussex median daily rate £432 £450 £445
% change year-on-year -4.11% +1.12% -9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 15 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.75 £15.50 -
Median hourly rate £30.50 £18.82 -
Median % change year-on-year +62.06% - -
75th Percentile £39.94 £20.69 -
90th Percentile £51.98 - -
West Sussex median hourly rate £50.00 £16.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year +212.50% -42.86% -20.85%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Burgess Hill

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 Burgess Hill.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Burgess Hill

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Burgess Hill

For the 6 months to 19 September 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 Burgess Hill region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) QA