Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £450, 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 | 423 | 453 | 484 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +31 | +37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 97 | 129 | 237 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 89 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £671 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £413 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -13.16% | +3.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23.97 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £28.65 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £36.86 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £44.65 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £49.06 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £21.72 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Test Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the UK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +41 | 88 | £450 | -10.00% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | +63 | 47 | £450 | +9.09% | 49 |
| London | +23 | 45 | £475 | -13.64% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 29 | £475 | -7.32% | 43 |
| North of England | +28 | 15 | £378 | -13.65% | 11 |
| South East | +49 | 8 | £425 | +1.49% | 25 |
| Midlands | +20 | 8 | £390 | -8.24% | 6 |
| East of England | +24 | 7 | £600 | +60.00% | 4 |
| North West | +23 | 7 | £348 | -15.64% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 7 | £330 | -16.46% | 1 |
| South West | +44 | 5 | £575 | +53.33% | 3 |
| North East | - | 5 | £650 | - | |
| Scotland | +13 | 4 | £550 | -13.73% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 3 | £463 | +5.65% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 1 | £550 | +29.41% | 4 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Test Leader 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 featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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