Test Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Test Manager daily rate in Scotland is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 111 | 122 | 150 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +28 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £501 | £476 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £513 | £497 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £551 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.17% | +2.42% | +16.22% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £611 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £687 | £634 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £544 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | +1.26% | +2.87% |
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 | 1,529 | 2,099 | 2,722 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.09% | 94.68% | 95.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 920 | 1,281 | 1,953 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £205 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £369 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £675 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 114 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.98 | £12.50 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.25 | £16.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £60.00 | £59.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.58 | £66.00 | £67.22 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in Scotland.
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 Test Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Glasgow | - | 2 | £500 | - | 5 |
| Test Manager UK |
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Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Test Manager in the job title.
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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: