QA Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Quality Assurance Test Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Quality Assurance Test Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £490, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £485 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 - -
75th Percentile £495 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £490 - -

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 688 159 366
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.36% 92.98% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 496 120 277
10th Percentile £351 £286 £267
25th Percentile £425 £398 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% - -
75th Percentile £598 £588 £588
90th Percentile £638 £644 £693
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 5 25
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.90 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £18.00
Median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £22.58
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -15.85% +94.99%
75th Percentile £39.63 £53.75 £30.00
90th Percentile - £63.50 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £14.85 £23.75
% change year-on-year +23.37% -37.47% +80.47%

QA Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

QA Test Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

QA Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

QA Test Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, QA Test Manager 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 QA Test Manager 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%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory 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%) QA
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

QA Test Manager 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%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory 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
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
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