Lead Tester Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Lead Tester
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 9 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Tester daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 678 579 781
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 93.24% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 325 441
10th Percentile £289 £216 £193
25th Percentile £407 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -2.63% -
75th Percentile £558 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £638 £663
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 23 56
10th Percentile £32.00 - £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.50
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% -56.00% +135.18%
75th Percentile £72.00 £24.42 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £43.50 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £19.97 £31.50
% change year-on-year +0.15% -36.60% +42.37%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Lead Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Edinburgh

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Lead Tester 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 Edinburgh region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk