Head of Testing Contracts in the UK excluding London

Head of Testing
UK > UK excluding London

As of 21 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Testing daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 - 443
Rank change year-on-year - - +54
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Testing 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.008% - 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £1,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +72.41%
UK median daily rate - £800 £1,000
% change year-on-year - -20.00% +66.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 11,872 18,741 21,812
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 92.48% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,548 11,455 15,203
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £363 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.23% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 856 2,269 1,109
10th Percentile £13.84 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.29 £15.75 £18.03
Median hourly rate £26.31 £40.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.23% -5.88% +112.50%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.60 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.97 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.38% -18.89% +88.21%

Head of Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Testing in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Testing in the UK excluding London

Head of Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Testing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Head of Testing in the UK excluding London

Head of Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 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
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
Head of Testing
UK

Head of Testing Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Head of Testing 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Testing in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Retail Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Corporate Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills

Head of Testing Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Corporate Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Retail Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management