Head of Test Contract Job Trends in the City of Westminster

Head of Test
Central London > City of Westminster

The median Head of Test daily rate in the City of Westminster is £1,025, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026.

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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Test 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of Westminster 2.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £963 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,025 - -
75th Percentile £1,088 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £1,025 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of Westminster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of Westminster. 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 Westminster with a recognized job title 45 40 46
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 90.91% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 33 32
10th Percentile £290 £380 £355
25th Percentile £425 £409 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year - +2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £631 £638 £700
90th Percentile £660 £675 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
Median hourly rate £26.11 - £40.00
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £28.61 £26.41
% change year-on-year -8.74% +8.35% -24.56%

Head of Test Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster

For the 6 months to 21 May 2026, Head of Test 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 Westminster region featuring Head of Test in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Head of Test Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy