Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Test Lead
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Test Lead daily rate in Leicestershire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 17 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 2 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.37% 2.63% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 3.30% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - £308 -
25th Percentile £413 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £330 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.79% - -
75th Percentile £438 £340 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £330 £400
% change year-on-year +28.79% -17.50% -46.16%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 140 91 140
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.89% 79.82% 91.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 60 98
10th Percentile £131 £129 £152
25th Percentile £313 £204 £271
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £386 £449
Median % change year-on-year +13.27% -13.98% +8.19%
75th Percentile £545 £488 £575
90th Percentile £648 £590 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £475 £413 £425
% change year-on-year +15.15% -2.94% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 5
10th Percentile £13.52 £18.68 £16.05
25th Percentile £14.65 £18.94 £22.50
Median hourly rate £16.28 £19.75 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.59% -21.00% +29.20%
75th Percentile £22.00 £20.44 £27.50
90th Percentile £27.55 £20.63 £28.25
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £21.39 £17.72
% change year-on-year -15.85% +20.71% -15.62%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Test Leader
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 29 June 2026. 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
Coalville - 2 £425 - 2
Test Leader
East Midlands

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 29 June 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 Leicestershire region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation