Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Test Manager
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Test Manager daily rate in Northamptonshire is £373, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 26 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 0.78% 2.50% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% 2.84% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £364 - -
25th Percentile £366 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.23% - -
75th Percentile £377 £575 -
90th Percentile £377 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £378 £550 £275
% change year-on-year -31.27% +100.00% -56.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 242 141 148
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 88.13% 91.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 105 114
10th Percentile £315 £306 £215
25th Percentile £358 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £400 £481
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -16.75% +7.98%
75th Percentile £475 £500 £534
90th Percentile £550 £575 £584
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £11.46
25th Percentile - £23.10 £11.83
Median hourly rate - £24.20 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +38.29% -2.02%
75th Percentile - £25.30 £23.73
90th Percentile - - £24.60
East Midlands median hourly rate £20.92 £22.05 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.13% +10.23% +18.10%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 21 December 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
Northampton -19 2 £373 -32.23%
Test Manager
East Midlands

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java