Lead Tester Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Lead Tester
South West > Somerset

As of 16 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Tester daily rate in Somerset.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Tester 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 323 128 186
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 87.07% 92.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 88 114
10th Percentile £249 £263 £192
25th Percentile £261 £409 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £588
90th Percentile £635 £775 £611
South West median daily rate £515 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +3.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 3 32
10th Percentile £20.75 £13.66 £12.28
25th Percentile £50.00 £15.48 £15.23
Median hourly rate £57.50 £18.51 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +210.64% -25.96% -50.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £19.76 £40.00
90th Percentile - £20.51 £48.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £61.25 £55.00
% change year-on-year -6.12% +11.36% -15.38%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Somerset

Lead Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Somerset

Lead Tester
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Tester within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 16 May 2026. 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
Taunton - 2 - -
Lead Tester
South West

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 16 May 2026, Lead Tester 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 Somerset region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Code Coverage
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Code Coverage
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared