Programme Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Programme Test Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Programme Test Manager daily rate in Manchester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.094% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
North West median daily rate £600 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 971 1,068 1,529
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 93.60% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 623 616 1,131
10th Percentile £300 £315 £281
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £581 £575 £588
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 33 63
10th Percentile £13.99 £16.16 £15.72
25th Percentile £17.54 £25.35 £16.74
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -11.36%
75th Percentile £31.40 £62.50 £45.31
90th Percentile £61.88 £73.90 £66.00
North West median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £34.08
% change year-on-year -22.86% +2.70% +46.83%

Programme Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Programme Test Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Programme Test Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Programme Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Test Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Test Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Programme Test Manager 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 Manchester region featuring Programme Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA