Testing Manager Contracts in England

Testing Manager
UK > England

The median Testing Manager daily rate in England is £713, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 480 535 646
Rank change year-on-year +55 +111 +122
Contract jobs requiring a Testing Manager 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.008% 0.005% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.006% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £706 £411 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £713 £437 -
Median % change year-on-year +63.04% - -
75th Percentile £719 £464 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £713 £437 -
% change year-on-year +63.04% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 22,610 33,814 45,522
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 92.78% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,047 22,417 32,346
10th Percentile £296 £283 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.38% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.82% +2.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,440 1,342
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £36.92 £44.77
Median % change year-on-year -18.73% -17.54% +94.63%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% -18.89% +88.21%

Testing Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Testing Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Testing Manager in England

Testing Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Testing Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for Testing Manager in England

Testing Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Testing Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for Testing Manager in England

Testing Manager
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 Testing Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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 +45 2 £713 +63.04% 5
Testing Manager
UK

Testing Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Testing Manager 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 England region featuring Testing Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Replication
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Servers
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (50.00%) International Banking

Testing Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (50.00%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Replication
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow