Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Test Manager
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Test Manager daily rate in Derbyshire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 18 27
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 1.12% 1.12% 1.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.27% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £270
25th Percentile £388 - £271
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £272
75th Percentile £413 - £274
90th Percentile - - £274
East Midlands median daily rate £400 £525 £270
% change year-on-year -23.81% +94.44% -36.47%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 136 79 164
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.98% 88.76% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 42 107
10th Percentile £185 £168 £145
25th Percentile £330 £213 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £350 £254
Median % change year-on-year +32.86% +37.80% -43.56%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £438
90th Percentile £590 £555 £580
East Midlands median daily rate £447 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.18% +6.25% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 7 31
10th Percentile £16.35 £21.92 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.88 £23.59 £16.63
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -26.10% +36.46% +10.75%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 £24.37 £26.15
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.50 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year -19.35% +36.46% -1.79%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

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

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. 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
Derby -4 1 - -
Test Manager
East Midlands

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 20 March 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 Derbyshire region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing

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

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing