Test Leader Contracts in Hertfordshire

Test Lead
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Test Lead daily rate in Hertfordshire is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 15 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 1.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile £500 - -
East of England median daily rate £375 £743 £430
% change year-on-year -49.53% +72.79% +91.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38.40 - -
Median hourly rate £41.27 - -
75th Percentile £44.13 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £41.27 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 767 713 716
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 92.72% 90.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 307 408 453
10th Percentile £234 £210 £163
25th Percentile £313 £356 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £675 £613
90th Percentile £660 £758 £700
East of England median daily rate £440 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -7.47% - +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 128 75
10th Percentile £38.40 £19.96 £16.25
25th Percentile £43.00 £49.00 £35.58
Median hourly rate £50.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +44.76%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £77.00 £66.00
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £41.80 £17.50
% change year-on-year +2.87% +138.86% +9.38%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in Hertfordshire

Test Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Test Leader in Hertfordshire

Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 17 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Test Leader in Hertfordshire

Test Leader
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 17 June 2024. 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
Watford - 8 £375 -
Stevenage - 4 - -
St Albans - 1 £513 -
Test Leader
East of England

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 17 June 2024, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 9 (60.00%) Test Management
2 9 (60.00%) QA
2 9 (60.00%) Scenario Testing
3 8 (53.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 8 (53.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (53.33%) Test Planning
4 6 (40.00%) Games
5 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
5 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
6 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Matrix Management
6 2 (13.33%) JIRA
6 2 (13.33%) ERP
7 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
7 1 (6.67%) HP
7 1 (6.67%) Regression Testing
7 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
7 1 (6.67%) Performance Testing
7 1 (6.67%) Unit Testing
7 1 (6.67%) Integration Testing
7 1 (6.67%) HP ALM
7 1 (6.67%) Katalon Studio
7 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
7 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (6.67%) Smoke Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) JIRA
2 1 (6.67%) Katalon Studio
General
1 6 (40.00%) Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 9 (60.00%) Scenario Testing
2 9 (60.00%) Test Management
3 8 (53.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 8 (53.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (53.33%) Test Planning
4 2 (13.33%) ERP
4 2 (13.33%) Matrix Management
4 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
5 1 (6.67%) Integration Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Performance Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
5 1 (6.67%) Regression Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Smoke Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (6.67%) Unit Testing
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) HP
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft