As of 21 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Specialist daily rate in Manchester.
6 months to 21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
86
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Test Specialist
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title
935
1,155
1,643
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.12%
96.01%
94.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
592
735
1,211
10th Percentile
£300
£313
£300
25th Percentile
£400
£412
£401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£467
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.55%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£600
£594
90th Percentile
£650
£713
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£493
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.72%
-1.40%
+4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted
77
50
53
10th Percentile
£13.00
£15.61
£15.72
25th Percentile
£14.13
£22.84
£16.62
Median hourly rate
£21.10
£43.75
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
-51.77%
+130.26%
+8.57%
75th Percentile
£50.00
£62.50
£37.50
90th Percentile
£73.00
£84.00
£69.20
North West median hourly rate
£25.15
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-28.14%
+14.60%
+35.73%
Test Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Test Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Test Specialist Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Specialist job vacancies in Manchester.
Test Specialist Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, Test Specialist 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 Manchester region featuring Test Specialist in the job title.
Test Specialist Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
