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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 354 319
Rank change year-on-year -24 -35 +76
Contract jobs citing Test Management 255 166 211
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.55% 0.60% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.66% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 120 145
10th Percentile £319 £316 £363
25th Percentile £363 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £466 £485
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -3.87% -7.62%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £575
90th Percentile £668 £651 £603
UK median daily rate £450 £458 £478
% change year-on-year -1.69% -4.14% -9.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 1
10th Percentile £56.25 - -
25th Percentile £63.13 £57.50 £98.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £102.50
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -41.46% +95.24%
75th Percentile - £66.25 £106.25
90th Percentile - £68.50 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £102.50
% change year-on-year +16.67% -41.46% +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 39,123 25,281 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.74% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,918 16,062 17,635
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,776 1,509 1,303
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.55
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%

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 18 September 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -47 97 £500 - 47
Midlands -2 56 £368 -0.20% 4
South East -37 55 £469 +4.17% 23
West Midlands -3 52 £360 -15.29% 3
North of England -73 31 £488 +8.33% 12
North West -55 15 £523 +26.79% 7
South West -31 10 £413 -19.51% 8
Yorkshire -43 10 £474 +3.04% 3
East of England -28 7 £558 -6.96% 4
North East -43 6 - - 2
East Midlands -14 2 £557 +78.08% 1
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 22 (8.63%) Confluence
2 7 (2.75%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.18%) CMS
3 3 (1.18%) Kentico
3 3 (1.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.78%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (7.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (5.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.57%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (1.18%) SAP FI-AR
5 2 (0.78%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.78%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.78%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.39%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.39%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.39%) Maximo
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.39%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.39%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.39%) SimCorp Dimension
6 1 (0.39%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 80 (31.37%) Azure
2 69 (27.06%) Azure DevOps
3 37 (14.51%) AWS
4 12 (4.71%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.53%) Serverless
6 8 (3.14%) GitHub
6 8 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
6 8 (3.14%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.75%) Azure Functions
7 7 (2.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.75%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.35%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.35%) SaaS
8 6 (2.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 5 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 4 (1.57%) GCP
11 2 (0.78%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (0.78%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.75%) Network Security
2 4 (1.57%) DHCP
2 4 (1.57%) DNS
3 3 (1.18%) Firewall
3 3 (1.18%) Internet
3 3 (1.18%) Intranet
3 3 (1.18%) LAN
3 3 (1.18%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.18%) SSL
3 3 (1.18%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.18%) VPN
3 3 (1.18%) WAN
3 3 (1.18%) Wireshark
4 2 (0.78%) RTP
4 2 (0.78%) tcpdump
4 2 (0.78%) VoIP
5 1 (0.39%) INAP
5 1 (0.39%) Intelligent Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (13.73%) Data Warehouse
2 29 (11.37%) Oracle Reports
3 14 (5.49%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.75%) Power BI
5 6 (2.35%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.78%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.78%) Power Query
6 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.39%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.39%) Base SAS
7 1 (0.39%) Big Data
7 1 (0.39%) Data Mart
7 1 (0.39%) DataStage
7 1 (0.39%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.39%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.39%) PowerCenter
7 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.39%) SAS Data Integration Studio
7 1 (0.39%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 1 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 115 (45.10%) JIRA
2 49 (19.22%) Postman
3 40 (15.69%) Zephyr
4 34 (13.33%) Selenium
5 20 (7.84%) Git
6 14 (5.49%) Jenkins
6 14 (5.49%) TestRail
7 13 (5.10%) Cypress.io
8 11 (4.31%) GitLab
9 9 (3.53%) Cucumber
10 8 (3.14%) JMeter
10 8 (3.14%) REST Assured
10 8 (3.14%) WebDriver
11 5 (1.96%) HP UFT
12 4 (1.57%) eggPlant
13 3 (1.18%) Browser DevTools
13 3 (1.18%) Gatling
13 3 (1.18%) Ranorex
13 3 (1.18%) SOAtest
14 2 (0.78%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 105 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 59 (23.14%) Finance
3 49 (19.22%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.80%) Public Sector
5 18 (7.06%) Banking
6 11 (4.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.75%) Retail
9 4 (1.57%) Front Office
9 4 (1.57%) Legal
10 3 (1.18%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.18%) Billing
10 3 (1.18%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.18%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.18%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.78%) Games
11 2 (0.78%) Law
11 2 (0.78%) Local Government
11 2 (0.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 80 (31.37%) Test Manager
2 57 (22.35%) Analyst
3 47 (18.43%) Test Analyst
4 46 (18.04%) Lead
5 41 (16.08%) Test Leader
6 33 (12.94%) Tester
7 19 (7.45%) Test Engineer
8 16 (6.27%) Senior
9 14 (5.49%) Programme Manager
9 14 (5.49%) Programme Test Manager
9 14 (5.49%) Test Programme Manager
10 13 (5.10%) Consultant
10 13 (5.10%) QA Tester
11 10 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.92%) Software Test Engineer
12 9 (3.53%) SAP Consultant
12 9 (3.53%) Senior Test Analyst
13 8 (3.14%) QA Analyst
14 7 (2.75%) Lead Test Analyst
14 7 (2.75%) QA Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.63%) Playwright
2 19 (7.45%) REST
3 13 (5.10%) .NET
3 13 (5.10%) Middleware
4 10 (3.92%) ADO
5 8 (3.14%) Gherkin
5 8 (3.14%) RESTful
6 7 (2.75%) XML
7 6 (2.35%) SOAP
8 5 (1.96%) Web Services
9 4 (1.57%) SailPoint
10 3 (1.18%) HTML
10 3 (1.18%) SAML
11 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
11 2 (0.78%) JSON
11 2 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.78%) pytest
11 2 (0.78%) Terraform
11 2 (0.78%) XBRL
12 1 (0.39%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.67%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.10%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (2.35%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.35%) SCADA
5 4 (1.57%) Credit Risk
5 4 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.18%) EPoS
6 3 (1.18%) PKI
6 3 (1.18%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.78%) AI Agents
7 2 (0.78%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (0.78%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (0.78%) Life Science
7 2 (0.78%) Media Streaming
7 2 (0.78%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.78%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.10%) Linux
1 13 (5.10%) Windows
2 4 (1.57%) Unix
3 3 (1.18%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.78%) Android
4 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.39%) CentOS
5 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (49.80%) Agile
2 126 (49.41%) Test Automation
3 107 (41.96%) User Acceptance Testing
4 98 (38.43%) End-to-End Testing
5 89 (34.90%) Test Strategy
6 87 (34.12%) Defect Management
7 84 (32.94%) DevOps
8 81 (31.76%) Integration Testing
8 81 (31.76%) Stakeholder Management
9 74 (29.02%) Scenario Testing
10 70 (27.45%) Test Scripting
11 62 (24.31%) Migration
12 56 (21.96%) Manual Testing
13 52 (20.39%) Validation
14 48 (18.82%) System Integration Testing
15 45 (17.65%) Regression Testing
16 43 (16.86%) Data Migration
16 43 (16.86%) Software Testing
16 43 (16.86%) System Testing
17 39 (15.29%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 57 (22.35%) SQL
2 16 (6.27%) JavaScript
3 15 (5.88%) C#
3 15 (5.88%) Python
4 10 (3.92%) Java
5 7 (2.75%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.78%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.78%) VB
6 2 (0.78%) VB.NET
6 2 (0.78%) VBScript
7 1 (0.39%) C++
7 1 (0.39%) Cypher
7 1 (0.39%) Korn
7 1 (0.39%) Ruby
7 1 (0.39%) SAS Macro
7 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 88 (34.51%) Security Cleared
2 65 (25.49%) ISTQB
3 62 (24.31%) SC Cleared
4 20 (7.84%) DV Cleared
5 14 (5.49%) Degree
6 13 (5.10%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 11 (4.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (4.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.57%) ISEB
10 3 (1.18%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.78%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.78%) IIBA
11 2 (0.78%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.78%) MOS
12 1 (0.39%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.39%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.39%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (48.24%) QA
2 12 (4.71%) Accessibility
3 11 (4.31%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.14%) GDPR
5 7 (2.75%) WCAG
6 3 (1.18%) IFRS
6 3 (1.18%) IFRS 17
6 3 (1.18%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.78%) GRC
7 2 (0.78%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.78%) MiFID
7 2 (0.78%) NIST
7 2 (0.78%) SEPA
8 1 (0.39%) Dodd-Frank
8 1 (0.39%) EMIR
8 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.39%) NCSC
8 1 (0.39%) PMO
8 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.57%) Docker
4 2 (0.78%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.49%) HP ALM
2 4 (1.57%) Ansible
2 4 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.78%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.39%) Argo
4 1 (0.39%) Control-M
4 1 (0.39%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 50 (19.61%) Oracle
2 36 (14.12%) Microsoft
3 27 (10.59%) SAP
4 14 (5.49%) HP
5 9 (3.53%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.14%) VMware
7 7 (2.75%) Cisco
8 6 (2.35%) Denodo
9 5 (1.96%) Talend
10 4 (1.57%) Ariba
10 4 (1.57%) Google
10 4 (1.57%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.57%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.18%) Atlassian
11 3 (1.18%) Citrix
11 3 (1.18%) Siemens
11 3 (1.18%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.78%) Databricks
12 2 (0.78%) UiPath
13 1 (0.39%) Workday