Test Programme Manager Contracts in Scotland

Test Programme Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Test Programme Manager daily rate in Scotland is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 - 155
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Contract jobs requiring a Test Programme 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 1,534 1,994 2,553
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 94.68% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 857 1,223 1,762
10th Percentile £245 £200 £250
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £563 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £631
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 130 51
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.30 £13.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.69 £15.00
Median hourly rate £19.59 £19.50 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +0.46% +3.01% -49.43%
75th Percentile £25.15 £57.50 £56.25
90th Percentile £57.50 £66.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £27.40 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.93% -16.67% +80.00%

Test Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Programme Manager in Scotland

Test Programme Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Test Programme Manager in Scotland

Test Programme 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 Programme Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 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 -
Test Programme Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, Test Programme 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 Programme 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%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Release Management

Test Programme 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