Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Test Lead
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Test Lead daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 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
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - +35
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 2 0 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.32% - 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile £465 - £345
25th Percentile £488 - £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.82%
75th Percentile £563 - £600
90th Percentile £585 - £626
West Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - £550
% change year-on-year - - +12.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 608 653 1,080
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.59% 92.10% 97.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 417 741
10th Percentile £301 £346 £313
25th Percentile £400 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.94%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £495 £525
% change year-on-year +1.01% -5.71% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 31 13
10th Percentile £25.05 £18.13 £12.00
25th Percentile £25.13 £19.50 £15.75
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.18 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.46% +27.26% -11.11%
75th Percentile £26.13 £43.75 £21.31
90th Percentile £26.35 £48.75 £23.45
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £19.00
% change year-on-year +106.78% +27.26% -7.32%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in Leeds

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in Leeds over the 6 months to 28 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Test Leader in Leeds

Test Leader
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Leeds

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 28 September 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 Leeds region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) EPoS
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Test Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) EPoS
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (50.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA