Programme Test Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Programme Test Manager
England > North West

The median Programme Test Manager daily rate in the North West is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.043% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
England median daily rate £725 £575 £750
% change year-on-year +26.09% -23.33% +20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,118 2,167 2,611
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 93.49% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,405 1,146 1,827
10th Percentile £244 £270 £278
25th Percentile £363 £388 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £593
90th Percentile £678 £650 £674
England median daily rate £510 £525 £539
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.60% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 151 179
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.49 £15.95
25th Percentile £18.57 £18.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £34.08
Median % change year-on-year -22.86% +2.70% +46.83%
75th Percentile £50.89 £52.20 £46.18
90th Percentile £70.16 £71.50 £64.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.56% +55.17%

Programme Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Programme Test Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Programme Test Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Programme Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Test Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Test Manager job vacancies in the North West

Programme Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Test Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
Manchester - 1 £600 - 2
Programme Test Manager
England

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Programme 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 North West region featuring Programme Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA