Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Test Lead
Devon > Exeter

The median Test Lead daily rate in Exeter is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £375 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 197 72 99
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.57% 91.14% 98.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 31 70
10th Percentile £322 £173 £161
25th Percentile £416 £290 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year +31.76% -17.07% -10.87%
75th Percentile £675 £498 £650
90th Percentile £800 £550 £685
Devon median daily rate £544 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +28.00% -5.56% -15.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 2
10th Percentile £13.63 - -
25th Percentile £15.00 £22.76 -
Median hourly rate £19.78 £22.84 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.40% +82.72% -
75th Percentile - £22.92 -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £18.50 £24.58 £65.00
% change year-on-year -24.72% -62.19% +62.50%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Exeter

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Exeter

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 1 October 2026, Test Leader 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 Exeter region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow