Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Test Lead
North West > Merseyside

The median Test Lead daily rate in Merseyside is £335, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 2.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £299 - -
25th Percentile £302 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 - -
75th Percentile £365 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £365 £362 £413
% change year-on-year +0.97% -12.36% +3.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 291 154 207
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 94.48% 96.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 102 116
10th Percentile £133 £143 £153
25th Percentile £150 £208 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £434 £381
Median % change year-on-year -9.39% +13.73% -19.71%
75th Percentile £531 £543 £494
90th Percentile £638 £636 £588
North West median daily rate £475 £465 £488
% change year-on-year +2.15% -4.62% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 10 32
10th Percentile £17.55 £12.21 -
25th Percentile - - £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £21.43
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -18.62% +30.91%
75th Percentile - £21.14 £36.48
90th Percentile - £22.78 £43.38
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.75 £32.90
% change year-on-year +73.91% -12.60% +7.71%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

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

Test Leader
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 1 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
Liverpool - 7 £335 - 1
Test Leader
North West

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 1 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 Merseyside region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) QA
2 5 (71.43%) Regression Testing
2 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (57.14%) Test Strategy
4 3 (42.86%) BDD
4 3 (42.86%) C#
4 3 (42.86%) Gherkin
4 3 (42.86%) Manual Testing
4 3 (42.86%) Ranorex
4 3 (42.86%) SpecFlow
4 3 (42.86%) Test Planning
4 3 (42.86%) Wealth Management
5 2 (28.57%) AI
5 2 (28.57%) Change Management
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Cutover Planning
5 2 (28.57%) Data Governance
5 2 (28.57%) Data Validation
5 2 (28.57%) ETL
5 2 (28.57%) Generative AI
5 2 (28.57%) IFRS
5 2 (28.57%) IFRS 17
5 2 (28.57%) OOP
5 2 (28.57%) Operational Acceptance Testing
5 2 (28.57%) Operational Stability
5 2 (28.57%) Test Management
5 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (28.57%) Validation
6 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance

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

Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Ranorex
1 3 (42.86%) SpecFlow
2 1 (14.29%) Git
2 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Regression Testing
1 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Test Strategy
3 3 (42.86%) BDD
3 3 (42.86%) Manual Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Test Planning
3 3 (42.86%) Wealth Management
4 2 (28.57%) AI
4 2 (28.57%) Change Management
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Cutover Planning
4 2 (28.57%) Data Governance
4 2 (28.57%) Data Validation
4 2 (28.57%) ETL
4 2 (28.57%) OOP
4 2 (28.57%) Operational Acceptance Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Test Management
4 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) QA
2 2 (28.57%) IFRS
2 2 (28.57%) IFRS 17