Lead Tester Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Lead Tester
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Lead Tester daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
1 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £750 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 219 143 137
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 84.62% 91.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 72 100
10th Percentile £200 £260 £242
25th Percentile £359 £396 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £575 £541 £600
90th Percentile £643 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £475 £450 £485
% change year-on-year +5.56% -7.22% -7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 5
10th Percentile £13.67 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.50 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +36.00%
75th Percentile £20.63 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £39.20 - £33.05
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +28.30%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes