Programme Test Manager Contracts in Scotland

Programme Test Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Programme Test Manager daily rate in Scotland is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 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
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 - 151
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Test Manager 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.12% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £530
25th Percentile - - £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,588 1,940 2,551
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 94.77% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 897 1,190 1,746
10th Percentile £236 £197 £250
25th Percentile £360 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.12%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 119 57
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.36 £12.42
25th Percentile £16.90 £14.87 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.90 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +8.30% +3.70% -52.66%
75th Percentile £25.95 £51.25 £43.75
90th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% -12.79% +71.71%

Programme Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Programme Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Test Manager in Scotland

Programme Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Test Manager in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Programme Test Manager in Scotland

Programme Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
Edinburgh - 2 £550 -
Programme Test Manager
UK

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, Programme Test Manager 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 Scotland region featuring Programme Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Tricentis qTest
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Release Management
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Release Management