Test Manager Contracts in Merton

Test Manager
South London > Merton

The median Test Manager daily rate in Merton is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton 4.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £413 £575 £588
% change year-on-year -28.26% -2.13% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 22 19 34
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 100.00% 97.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 15 26
10th Percentile £213 £193 £233
25th Percentile £240 £245 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile £447 £550 £475
90th Percentile £488 £638 £531
South London median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £39.64
25th Percentile - £40.82 -
Median hourly rate £21.21 £43.84 £50.42
Median % change year-on-year -51.62% -13.05% +3.79%
75th Percentile - £46.86 £51.70
90th Percentile - - £56.85
South London median hourly rate £27.61 £23.50 £22.98
% change year-on-year +17.47% +2.26% -51.55%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in Merton

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Merton region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Wimbledon - 1 £413 -
Test Manager
South London

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Test Manager 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 Merton region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing