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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 340 327
Rank change year-on-year -37 -13 +79
Contract jobs citing Test Management 243 186 198
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.53% 0.67% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 0.74% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 137 148
10th Percentile £313 £313 £363
25th Percentile £358 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £432 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.59% -7.50% -6.32%
75th Percentile £562 £569 £575
90th Percentile £657 £655 £610
UK median daily rate £450 £453 £500
% change year-on-year -0.61% -9.45% -4.76%
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 38,782 25,081 28,761
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.18% 90.77% 85.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,156 16,055 18,761
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,506 1,391 1,691
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.87 £18.21
Median hourly rate £44.23 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.86% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.63% -5.12%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -49 86 £500 +0.50% 16
Midlands -4 62 £358 -31.81% 11
West Midlands -11 57 £358 -15.76% 9
South East -51 51 £475 -5.00% 5
North of England -70 35 £475 +15.15% 4
North West -49 22 £350 -12.50% 1
South West -42 10 £413 -5.71% 2
North East - 7 £313 - 2
Yorkshire -57 6 £575 +27.78% 1
East of England -21 5 £750 +25.00% 3
East Midlands - 3 £480 - 2
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 18 (7.41%) Confluence
2 3 (1.23%) CMS
2 3 (1.23%) Kentico
2 3 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.82%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.82%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (7.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (4.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (1.23%) SAP FI-AR
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.82%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.82%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.41%) Endur
5 1 (0.41%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.41%) Maximo
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.41%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.41%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.41%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 73 (30.04%) Azure
2 64 (26.34%) Azure DevOps
3 39 (16.05%) AWS
4 11 (4.53%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (4.53%) GitHub
5 10 (4.12%) GitHub Actions
6 8 (3.29%) SaaS
7 7 (2.88%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.88%) Entra ID
7 7 (2.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 7 (2.88%) Serverless
8 6 (2.47%) Azure Functions
8 6 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (2.47%) Power Automate
9 5 (2.06%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (1.23%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.82%) GCP
11 2 (0.82%) OCI
12 1 (0.41%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.70%) Network Security
2 5 (2.06%) DHCP
2 5 (2.06%) DNS
2 5 (2.06%) Firewall
2 5 (2.06%) Internet
2 5 (2.06%) LAN
2 5 (2.06%) SD-WAN
2 5 (2.06%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.06%) VPN
2 5 (2.06%) WAN
3 4 (1.65%) Intranet
3 4 (1.65%) SSL
4 2 (0.82%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.41%) BGP
5 1 (0.41%) MPLS
5 1 (0.41%) OSPF
5 1 (0.41%) tcpdump
5 1 (0.41%) VLAN
5 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.41%) WPA2
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (14.81%) Data Warehouse
2 34 (13.99%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.88%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.65%) SAP BW
5 3 (1.23%) Power BI
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.41%) Base SAS
6 1 (0.41%) Big Data
6 1 (0.41%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.41%) DataStage
6 1 (0.41%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.41%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.41%) PowerCenter
6 1 (0.41%) SAS Data Integration Studio
6 1 (0.41%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 1 (0.41%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 116 (47.74%) JIRA
2 50 (20.58%) Postman
3 49 (20.16%) Zephyr
4 27 (11.11%) Selenium
5 19 (7.82%) Git
6 16 (6.58%) TestRail
7 14 (5.76%) Jenkins
8 12 (4.94%) Cypress.io
9 10 (4.12%) REST Assured
10 8 (3.29%) Cucumber
11 7 (2.88%) WebDriver
12 6 (2.47%) GitLab
13 5 (2.06%) JMeter
14 4 (1.65%) Browser DevTools
15 3 (1.23%) Gatling
15 3 (1.23%) HP UFT
16 2 (0.82%) LoadRunner
16 2 (0.82%) Ranorex
17 1 (0.41%) JUnit
17 1 (0.41%) TestDirector
General
1 107 (44.03%) Social Skills
2 56 (23.05%) Finance
3 52 (21.40%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.64%) Public Sector
5 12 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (3.70%) Banking
6 9 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.65%) Front Office
8 4 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.65%) Local Government
8 4 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (1.65%) Retail
9 3 (1.23%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.23%) Billing
9 3 (1.23%) Electronics
9 3 (1.23%) Legal
9 3 (1.23%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.23%) Publishing
10 2 (0.82%) Games
Job Titles
1 73 (30.04%) Test Manager
2 44 (18.11%) Lead
3 42 (17.28%) Analyst
4 37 (15.23%) Tester
5 36 (14.81%) Test Leader
6 32 (13.17%) Test Analyst
7 22 (9.05%) Test Engineer
8 17 (7.00%) QA Tester
9 15 (6.17%) Consultant
9 15 (6.17%) Senior
10 9 (3.70%) Business Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) SAP Consultant
10 9 (3.70%) Software Test Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) Programme Manager
11 8 (3.29%) Programme Test Manager
11 8 (3.29%) Senior Analyst
11 8 (3.29%) Test Programme Manager
12 6 (2.47%) Lead Test Analyst
12 6 (2.47%) QA Analyst
12 6 (2.47%) QA Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.05%) REST
2 17 (7.00%) Playwright
3 10 (4.12%) Middleware
4 8 (3.29%) RESTful
5 7 (2.88%) Gherkin
6 6 (2.47%) ADO
7 5 (2.06%) .NET
7 5 (2.06%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (2.06%) SOAP
8 4 (1.65%) SailPoint
8 4 (1.65%) SAML
9 3 (1.23%) XML
10 2 (0.82%) pytest
10 2 (0.82%) Web Services
11 1 (0.41%) 802.1X
11 1 (0.41%) HTML
11 1 (0.41%) JSON
11 1 (0.41%) Lightning Web Components
11 1 (0.41%) SAP Basis
11 1 (0.41%) Vuetify.js
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.76%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.35%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (2.47%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.06%) Public Cloud
5 5 (2.06%) SCADA
6 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.23%) EPoS
7 3 (1.23%) PKI
8 2 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.82%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.82%) Derivative
8 2 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.82%) Market Risk
8 2 (0.82%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.82%) Online Games
9 1 (0.41%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.41%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.12%) Windows
2 7 (2.88%) Linux
3 4 (1.65%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.82%) Android
4 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (53.50%) Agile
2 120 (49.38%) Test Automation
3 96 (39.51%) User Acceptance Testing
4 88 (36.21%) End-to-End Testing
5 80 (32.92%) Test Strategy
6 79 (32.51%) Integration Testing
7 75 (30.86%) DevOps
8 70 (28.81%) Scenario Testing
9 68 (27.98%) Defect Management
10 65 (26.75%) Migration
11 61 (25.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 61 (25.10%) Test Scripting
12 53 (21.81%) Manual Testing
13 51 (20.99%) Validation
14 50 (20.58%) Data Migration
15 46 (18.93%) System Testing
16 45 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
17 43 (17.70%) ETL
18 42 (17.28%) System Integration Testing
19 41 (16.87%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 54 (22.22%) SQL
2 18 (7.41%) JavaScript
3 14 (5.76%) Python
4 12 (4.94%) C#
5 10 (4.12%) Java
6 7 (2.88%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.23%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.82%) VB
8 2 (0.82%) VBScript
9 1 (0.41%) C++
9 1 (0.41%) Cypher
9 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.41%) Ruby
9 1 (0.41%) SAS Macro
9 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 81 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 62 (25.51%) ISTQB
3 60 (24.69%) SC Cleared
4 16 (6.58%) DV Cleared
5 15 (6.17%) Degree
6 12 (4.94%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 8 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 6 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.65%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.82%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.82%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.41%) ISEB
12 1 (0.41%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (48.97%) QA
2 11 (4.53%) Accessibility
3 10 (4.12%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.29%) GDPR
5 7 (2.88%) WCAG
6 6 (2.47%) IFRS
6 6 (2.47%) IFRS 17
7 4 (1.65%) MiFID
8 3 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (1.23%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.82%) EMIR
9 2 (0.82%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.41%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.41%) NIST
10 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (2.06%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.06%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.23%) Docker
4 1 (0.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (4.94%) HP ALM
2 5 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.23%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.82%) Ansible
5 1 (0.41%) Control-M
5 1 (0.41%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.41%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 52 (21.40%) Oracle
2 30 (12.35%) Microsoft
3 22 (9.05%) SAP
4 13 (5.35%) HP
5 9 (3.70%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.29%) Cisco
6 8 (3.29%) VMware
7 6 (2.47%) Denodo
7 6 (2.47%) Talend
8 5 (2.06%) Ariba
9 4 (1.65%) Citrix
9 4 (1.65%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.65%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.23%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.82%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.82%) Sage
12 1 (0.41%) Alteryx
12 1 (0.41%) Aruba
12 1 (0.41%) Guidewire
12 1 (0.41%) Kronos