Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Liverpool

Test Lead
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Test Lead daily rate in Liverpool is £301, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Liverpool 1.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £298 - -
25th Percentile £299 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £301 - -
75th Percentile £302 - -
90th Percentile £303 - -
Merseyside median daily rate £301 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 222 148 179
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 93.67% 91.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 80 83
10th Percentile £133 £140 £143
25th Percentile £134 £163 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £400 £375
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +6.67% -19.35%
75th Percentile £450 £528 £494
90th Percentile £598 £621 £648
Merseyside median daily rate £220 £363 £375
% change year-on-year -39.45% -3.33% -18.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 28
10th Percentile - £13.07 £10.87
25th Percentile £15.18 £14.11 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.10 £17.22 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +92.22% -1.60% +73.44%
75th Percentile £51.02 £18.83 £34.24
90th Percentile - £26.33 £37.18
Merseyside median hourly rate £41.86 £17.44 £17.50
% change year-on-year +139.99% -0.34% +73.44%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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 Liverpool.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

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

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 14 February 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 Liverpool region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cutover Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Validation
2 2 (66.67%) ETL
2 2 (66.67%) IFRS
2 2 (66.67%) IFRS 17
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Stability
2 2 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (66.67%) Regression Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Management
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cutover Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Validation
2 2 (66.67%) ETL
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Stability
2 2 (66.67%) Regression Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Management
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) IFRS
1 2 (66.67%) IFRS 17
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Test Leader jobs