Test Lead
England > North of England
The median Test Lead daily rate in the North of England is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 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 28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 181 | 165 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -18 | +77 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 10 | 3 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.25% | 0.072% | 0.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.079% | 0.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £266 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £346 | £270 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £275 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -45.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £347 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £510 | £390 | £600 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £469 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -6.25% | +5.26% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title | 3,676 | 3,801 | 4,830 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.18% | 91.81% | 93.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,432 | 2,112 | 3,250 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £268 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £494 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.06% | -1.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £663 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.42% | -0.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 213 | 238 | 207 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.22 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £18.00 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £22.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.37% | +44.25% | +7.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £50.75 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.65 | £70.27 | £63.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £45.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | -1.13% | +75.06% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in the North of England.
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Contract Job Locations in the North of England
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 North of England region over the 6 months to 28 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | -2 | 8 | £375 | +36.36% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £525 | - | 3 |
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Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England
For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, Test Leader 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 North of England region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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: