Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Plymouth

Test Manager
Devon > Plymouth

As of 20 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Manager daily rate in Plymouth.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Plymouth 4.55% - 9.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% - 10.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
75th Percentile - - £463
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate - - £425

All Contract IT Job Roles
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 34 58 48
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.27% 93.55% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 16 14
10th Percentile £206 £131 £207
25th Percentile £263 £184 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £195 £438
Median % change year-on-year +182.05% -55.43% +9.38%
75th Percentile £706 £572 £573
90th Percentile £738 £681 £704
Devon median daily rate £425 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 15 18
10th Percentile £15.74 £27.90 £11.53
25th Percentile £18.87 £46.25 £15.15
Median hourly rate £44.00 £60.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +54.84% -29.55%
75th Percentile £46.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile - £70.00 £70.00
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% -27.27%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Plymouth

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

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

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, 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 Plymouth region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) YouTube

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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 2 (100.00%) Military
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) YouTube