Lead Tester Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Lead Tester
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Lead Tester daily rate in Milton Keynes is £514, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
5 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £514 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 693 156 369
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.38% 92.86% 93.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 118 280
10th Percentile £355 £286 £255
25th Percentile £450 £394 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% - -
75th Percentile £598 £588 £586
90th Percentile £638 £650 £689
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 5 24
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.90 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £17.91
Median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £22.55
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -15.74% +71.35%
75th Percentile £39.63 £53.75 £27.75
90th Percentile - £63.50 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £14.85 £23.48
% change year-on-year +23.37% -36.76% +53.18%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Lead Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, Lead Tester 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) VMware