Test Management Contract Job Trends in England

Test Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Test Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 331 326
Rank change year-on-year -57 -5 +74
Contract jobs citing Test Management 248 180 205
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.54% 0.65% 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 0.71% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 133 148
10th Percentile £320 £325 £363
25th Percentile £363 £400 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -2.66% -7.05%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £575
90th Percentile £668 £650 £603
UK median daily rate £450 £463 £485
% change year-on-year -2.70% -4.64% -7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 1
10th Percentile £56.25 - -
25th Percentile £63.13 £57.50 £98.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £102.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -36.59% +95.24%
75th Percentile - £73.81 £106.25
90th Percentile - £80.68 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £102.50
% change year-on-year +7.69% -36.59% +95.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Test Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,963 25,189 28,313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.89% 90.78% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,049 16,044 18,122
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,587 1,471 1,456
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.16% +0.31%

Test Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Test Management job vacancy trend in England

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Management

Test Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Management in England over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Test Management in England

Test Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Test Management

Test Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Management in England over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Test Management in England

Test Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the England region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
London -52 99 £500 +1.52% 43
Midlands -2 57 £360 -15.29% 6
West Midlands +3 53 £360 -15.29% 6
South East -54 53 £450 -10.00% 13
North of England -76 30 £488 +11.43% 13
North West -64 15 £523 +30.75% 10
South West -34 10 £413 -28.26% 11
Yorkshire -51 8 £487 +8.22% 1
North East -31 7 £313 -40.48% 2
East of England -25 5 £750 +25.00% 8
East Midlands - 2 £557 -
Test Management
UK

Test Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (8.47%) Confluence
2 6 (2.42%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.21%) CMS
3 3 (1.21%) Kentico
4 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.81%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (5.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.21%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 16 (6.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (4.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.61%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (1.21%) SAP FI-AR
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.81%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.81%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.40%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.40%) Endur
6 1 (0.40%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.40%) Maximo
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.40%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.40%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.40%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.40%) SimCorp Dimension
6 1 (0.40%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 80 (32.26%) Azure
2 70 (28.23%) Azure DevOps
3 39 (15.73%) AWS
4 12 (4.84%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (3.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 8 (3.23%) Serverless
6 7 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (2.82%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.82%) GitHub
6 7 (2.82%) SaaS
7 6 (2.42%) Azure Functions
7 6 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
7 6 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.42%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.42%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.42%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 3 (1.21%) GCP
9 2 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (0.81%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.81%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.63%) Network Security
2 5 (2.02%) DHCP
2 5 (2.02%) DNS
2 5 (2.02%) Firewall
2 5 (2.02%) Internet
2 5 (2.02%) LAN
2 5 (2.02%) SD-WAN
2 5 (2.02%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.02%) VPN
2 5 (2.02%) WAN
3 4 (1.61%) SSL
4 3 (1.21%) Intranet
5 2 (0.81%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.40%) BGP
6 1 (0.40%) MPLS
6 1 (0.40%) OSPF
6 1 (0.40%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.40%) VLAN
6 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.40%) WPA2
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (13.71%) Data Warehouse
2 29 (11.69%) Oracle Reports
3 11 (4.44%) SQL Server
4 5 (2.02%) Power BI
4 5 (2.02%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.81%) Power Query
6 1 (0.40%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.40%) Base SAS
6 1 (0.40%) Big Data
6 1 (0.40%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.40%) DataStage
6 1 (0.40%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.40%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.40%) PowerCenter
6 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.40%) SAS Data Integration Studio
6 1 (0.40%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 120 (48.39%) JIRA
2 50 (20.16%) Postman
3 44 (17.74%) Zephyr
4 37 (14.92%) Selenium
5 20 (8.06%) Git
6 16 (6.45%) TestRail
7 14 (5.65%) Cypress.io
8 13 (5.24%) Jenkins
9 9 (3.63%) Cucumber
9 9 (3.63%) GitLab
9 9 (3.63%) REST Assured
10 7 (2.82%) JMeter
10 7 (2.82%) WebDriver
11 5 (2.02%) HP UFT
12 4 (1.61%) Browser DevTools
13 3 (1.21%) eggPlant
14 2 (0.81%) Gatling
14 2 (0.81%) NeoLoad
14 2 (0.81%) Ranorex
14 2 (0.81%) Rational DOORS
General
1 106 (42.74%) Social Skills
2 59 (23.79%) Finance
3 54 (21.77%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (9.68%) Public Sector
5 15 (6.05%) Banking
6 11 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Retail
10 4 (1.61%) Front Office
10 4 (1.61%) Legal
11 3 (1.21%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.21%) Billing
11 3 (1.21%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.81%) Games
12 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Law
12 2 (0.81%) Local Government
12 2 (0.81%) Marketing
12 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (30.65%) Test Manager
2 53 (21.37%) Analyst
3 45 (18.15%) Lead
4 42 (16.94%) Test Analyst
5 39 (15.73%) Test Leader
6 30 (12.10%) Tester
7 21 (8.47%) Test Engineer
8 16 (6.45%) Senior
9 15 (6.05%) Consultant
10 12 (4.84%) Programme Manager
10 12 (4.84%) Programme Test Manager
10 12 (4.84%) QA Tester
10 12 (4.84%) Test Programme Manager
11 9 (3.63%) SAP Consultant
11 9 (3.63%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (3.63%) Software Test Engineer
12 8 (3.23%) Business Analyst
12 8 (3.23%) QA Analyst
13 7 (2.82%) QA Test Analyst
13 7 (2.82%) Senior Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (9.27%) Playwright
2 21 (8.47%) REST
3 14 (5.65%) Middleware
4 12 (4.84%) .NET
5 8 (3.23%) RESTful
6 7 (2.82%) ADO
6 7 (2.82%) Gherkin
6 7 (2.82%) SOAP
6 7 (2.82%) XML
7 5 (2.02%) Web Services
8 4 (1.61%) SailPoint
8 4 (1.61%) SAML
9 3 (1.21%) HTML
9 3 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
10 2 (0.81%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.81%) JSON
10 2 (0.81%) pytest
10 2 (0.81%) Terraform
10 2 (0.81%) XBRL
11 1 (0.40%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.85%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.24%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.24%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (2.42%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.42%) SCADA
5 5 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.61%) Credit Risk
7 3 (1.21%) EPoS
7 3 (1.21%) PKI
7 3 (1.21%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.81%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.81%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.81%) Life Science
8 2 (0.81%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.81%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.84%) Windows
2 10 (4.03%) Linux
3 4 (1.61%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.61%) Unix
4 2 (0.81%) Android
4 2 (0.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (52.02%) Agile
2 121 (48.79%) Test Automation
3 106 (42.74%) User Acceptance Testing
4 93 (37.50%) End-to-End Testing
5 84 (33.87%) Test Strategy
6 82 (33.06%) DevOps
7 81 (32.66%) Defect Management
8 79 (31.85%) Integration Testing
9 73 (29.44%) Scenario Testing
10 71 (28.63%) Stakeholder Management
11 63 (25.40%) Migration
11 63 (25.40%) Test Scripting
12 56 (22.58%) Manual Testing
13 53 (21.37%) Validation
14 46 (18.55%) System Integration Testing
15 45 (18.15%) Data Migration
15 45 (18.15%) Regression Testing
16 44 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
17 43 (17.34%) System Testing
18 41 (16.53%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 61 (24.60%) SQL
2 17 (6.85%) JavaScript
3 14 (5.65%) Python
4 13 (5.24%) C#
5 12 (4.84%) Java
6 7 (2.82%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.81%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.81%) VB
7 2 (0.81%) VB.NET
7 2 (0.81%) VBScript
8 1 (0.40%) C++
8 1 (0.40%) Cypher
8 1 (0.40%) Korn
8 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.40%) Ruby
8 1 (0.40%) SAS Macro
8 1 (0.40%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 83 (33.47%) Security Cleared
2 62 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 59 (23.79%) ISTQB
4 18 (7.26%) DV Cleared
5 17 (6.85%) Degree
6 11 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (4.44%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 9 (3.63%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 6 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.61%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.61%) ISEB
10 3 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.81%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.81%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.81%) IIBA
11 2 (0.81%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.40%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.40%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.40%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (48.79%) QA
2 12 (4.84%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.63%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.82%) GDPR
5 6 (2.42%) WCAG
6 4 (1.61%) IFRS
6 4 (1.61%) IFRS 17
7 3 (1.21%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.81%) GRC
8 2 (0.81%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.81%) MiFID
8 2 (0.81%) NIST
9 1 (0.40%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (0.40%) EMIR
9 1 (0.40%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (2.02%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.02%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.61%) Docker
4 1 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.65%) HP ALM
2 5 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.61%) Ansible
3 4 (1.61%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.40%) Argo
4 1 (0.40%) Control-M
4 1 (0.40%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.40%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 52 (20.97%) Oracle
2 35 (14.11%) Microsoft
3 24 (9.68%) SAP
4 15 (6.05%) HP
5 10 (4.03%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.23%) Cisco
6 8 (3.23%) VMware
7 6 (2.42%) Denodo
8 5 (2.02%) MuleSoft
8 5 (2.02%) Talend
9 4 (1.61%) Ariba
9 4 (1.61%) Citrix
9 4 (1.61%) Google
9 4 (1.61%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.61%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.21%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.81%) Siemens
11 2 (0.81%) UiPath
12 1 (0.40%) Parasoft
12 1 (0.40%) Planon