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 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 408 | 457 | 495 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +38 | +36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 100 | 121 | 226 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.30% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 70 | 82 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.20% | +2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £599 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £394 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -17.11% | +2.70% |
| 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 | 27,103 | 40,251 | 55,892 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,220 | 39,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 2,676 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.13 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -5.11% | +115.96% |
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 7 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 7 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 |
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| England | +62 | 90 | £450 | -12.20% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 49 | £450 | +14.29% | 44 |
| London | +41 | 46 | £463 | -15.91% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 30 | £475 | -13.64% | 36 |
| North of England | +28 | 15 | £378 | -17.15% | 8 |
| South East | +39 | 9 | £425 | - | 23 |
| Midlands | +21 | 8 | £390 | -8.24% | 6 |
| East of England | +25 | 7 | £600 | +60.00% | 3 |
| North West | +22 | 7 | £348 | -15.64% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 7 | £330 | -16.46% | 1 |
| South West | +32 | 5 | £575 | +53.33% | |
| Scotland | +18 | 5 | £550 | -13.73% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £650 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 3 | £463 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 1 | £550 | +29.41% | 5 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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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