Test Lead
South East > Hampshire
The median Test Lead daily rate in Hampshire is £569, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 70 | - | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +31 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire | 0.35% | - | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | - | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £558 | - | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £561 | - | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £569 | - | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | - | £480 |
| 90th Percentile | £574 | - | £538 |
| South East median daily rate | £425 | £618 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.17% | +54.38% | -11.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title | 828 | 1,618 | 1,218 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.50% | 91.15% | 93.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 578 | 962 | 770 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £369 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £451 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | +9.52% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £728 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 183 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.72 | £14.46 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.94 | £26.25 | £21.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £57.35 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.82% | +9.24% | +110.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.91 | £70.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.37 | £75.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £28.00 | £49.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.86% | -2.00% | +138.10% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Hampshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Hampshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 3 July 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 |
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| Havant | - | 3 | £569 | - | 3 |
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Test Leader Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Test Leader 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 Hampshire region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:
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