Test Lead
Berkshire > Reading
The median Test Lead daily rate in Reading is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 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 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 88 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 1.49% | 0.091% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.58% | 0.10% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £426 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +24.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | - | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £575 | £375 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.33% | -33.63% | +13.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title | 571 | 990 | 1,022 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.22% | 89.76% | 94.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 361 | 555 | 680 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £331 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £469 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £548 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.59% | +9.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £716 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 42 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.26 | £44.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £56.56 | £57.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £65.49 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -57.24% | -0.78% | +135.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.44 | £87.46 | £74.84 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £100.00 | £77.21 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £34.80 | £61.60 | £56.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.51% | +8.29% | +118.79% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Reading.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in Reading over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Reading.
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 18 August 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 Reading region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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: