Test Leader Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Test Lead
Central London > City of London

The median Test Lead daily rate in the City of London is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
23 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 121 131
Rank change year-on-year +5 +10 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 3 7 18
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.18% 0.33% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.35% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 14
10th Percentile £561 - £414
25th Percentile £578 £463 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £475 £519
Median % change year-on-year +28.95% -8.43% -1.19%
75th Percentile £653 £546 £613
90th Percentile £674 £581 £634
Central London median daily rate £613 £475 £519
% change year-on-year +28.95% -8.43% -1.19%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,582 1,978 2,674
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 93.57% 93.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,093 1,213 1,861
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £421 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% +2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £779 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 15 14
10th Percentile £16.85 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £25.06 £18.06
Median hourly rate £26.57 £57.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.79% +55.41% -8.64%
75th Percentile £36.00 £112.00 £48.25
90th Percentile £64.48 £137.50 £63.88
Central London median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -24.09% -2.78% -11.11%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in the City of London

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the City of London

Test Leader
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the City of London

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Test Leader 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 City of London region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Gatling
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) LoadRunner
3 1 (33.33%) Low Latency
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Murex
3 1 (33.33%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 (33.33%) Gatling
1 1 (33.33%) LoadRunner
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Distributed Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Low Latency
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Murex
7 Test Leader jobs in Central London