TestDirector Contract Job Trends in the South East

HP TestDirector for Quality Center
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring TestDirector skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 156 -
Rank change year-on-year -43 - -
Contract jobs citing TestDirector 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.019% 0.034% -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.18% 0.27% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £483 - £489
% change year-on-year - - +2.95%

All Development Application Skills
South East

TestDirector falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 554 375 577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 10.51% 12.64% 10.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 213 351
10th Percentile £285 £350 £350
25th Percentile £363 £422 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £561 £590 £610
90th Percentile £642 £650 £668
England median daily rate £500 £502 £525
% change year-on-year -0.40% -4.38% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 23 33
10th Percentile £54.75 £47.50 £46.25
25th Percentile £64.38 £51.16 £55.00
Median hourly rate £85.79 £57.75 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +48.55% -7.60% +11.14%
75th Percentile £88.00 £62.50 £70.00
90th Percentile - £70.00 £76.22
England median hourly rate £66.50 £62.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +6.40% - +1.63%

TestDirector
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing TestDirector relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

TestDirector job vacancy trend in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing TestDirector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing TestDirector

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing TestDirector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing TestDirector

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 March 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
Berkshire -30 1 £550 - 3
Thames Valley -43 1 £550 - 3
TestDirector
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Manager
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Test Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP