Senior Tester
North West > Manchester
The median Senior Tester daily rate in Manchester is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 August 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
27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
84 |
84 |
106 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+22 |
+43 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Senior Tester |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.19% |
0.083% |
0.058% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
0.086% |
0.061% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£359 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£386 |
£363 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£445 |
£375 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.67% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£516 |
£388 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£552 |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£445 |
£375 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.67% |
- |
- |
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title |
948 |
1,159 |
1,633 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.13% |
96.10% |
94.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
601 |
735 |
1,201 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£313 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£385 |
£406 |
£401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£458 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.50% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£600 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£713 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£493 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.72% |
-1.40% |
+2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
80 |
46 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.00 |
£15.56 |
£15.72 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.06 |
£21.44 |
£16.85 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.68 |
£38.75 |
£19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.64% |
+98.72% |
+14.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£39.69 |
£60.00 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72.63 |
£73.00 |
£67.60 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£32.95 |
£30.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.67% |
+7.50% |
+34.71% |
