Senior Test Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Senior Test Manager
England > North West

As of 12 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Test Manager daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.031% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £480 £650 £500
% change year-on-year -26.15% +30.00% -5.21%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,948 1,807 2,533
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 92.71% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,701 1,197 1,645
10th Percentile £275 £250 £275
25th Percentile £378 £375 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £493
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -3.65% -1.40%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £585
90th Percentile £670 £656 £675
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 111 270
10th Percentile £19.00 £13.00 £11.07
25th Percentile £25.49 £17.44 £13.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £29.80 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.79% +10.37% -17.88%
75th Percentile £71.91 £60.00 £46.91
90th Percentile £84.63 £84.50 £69.14
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.32 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.01% -19.15% -16.23%

Senior Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Senior Test Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Senior 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 Senior Test Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 May 2026. 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
Merseyside - 1 - -
Senior Test Manager
England

Senior Test Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Senior 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 Senior Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cutover Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS 17
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Senior 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%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cutover Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS 17
1 1 (100.00%) QA