Test Manager
UK
The median Test Manager daily rate in the UK is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 363 | 378 | 387 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +9 | +38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 158 | 228 | 358 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.56% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 114 | 158 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £359 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.50% | +2.33% | +2.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £738 | £758 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.28% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.68 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76.69 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £79.25 | £55.00 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.09% | -11.29% | +37.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.69 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £84.23 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £79.25 | £55.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +44.09% | - | - |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Test Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | +12 | 140 | £525 | -4.55% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 78 | £494 | +1.28% | 37 |
| London | +6 | 65 | £588 | -2.08% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 63 | £475 | -15.18% | 21 |
| North of England | +42 | 34 | £478 | -4.50% | 6 |
| North West | +25 | 26 | £478 | +3.24% | 4 |
| South East | +32 | 15 | £469 | -12.79% | 12 |
| Midlands | +12 | 12 | £531 | +93.18% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 9 | £538 | +13.16% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 8 | £485 | -11.84% | 1 |
| South West | +39 | 7 | £650 | +33.68% | 2 |
| Scotland | +7 | 5 | £500 | -9.17% | 6 |
| East of England | +29 | 2 | £600 | +33.33% | 4 |
| Isle of Man | +4 | 2 | £400 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 2 | £413 | +52.78% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £550 | - |
Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Test Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Test Manager 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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