Test Lead
South West > Dorset
The median Test Lead daily rate in Dorset is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.91% | - | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.94% | - | 0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £438 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £23.43 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £23.86 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.28 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | - | - | £23.86 |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title | 106 | 141 | 259 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.36% | 94.63% | 97.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 101 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £175 | £179 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £313 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £488 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.13% | -4.88% | +4.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £562 | £700 | £666 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 17 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.03 | - | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £13.69 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.62 | £51.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -69.57% | +5.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.58 | £44.94 | £57.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £51.29 | £69.61 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £66.26 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.04% | +7.74% | +22.06% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Dorset.
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, Test Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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