Test Manager
UK
The median Test Manager daily rate in the UK is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 363 | 365 | 394 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +29 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 158 | 223 | 313 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.53% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 152 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £421 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £447 | £474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £546 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -3.89% | +4.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £610 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £730 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £484 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.84% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.68 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76.69 | £61.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £79.25 | £62.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.80% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82.69 | £63.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £84.23 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £79.25 | £62.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +26.80% | - | - |
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 | 26,451 | 39,382 | 53,564 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.28% | 92.83% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,196 | 25,664 | 37,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,005 | 2,685 | 1,500 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.45% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.42 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.96% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 23 May 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 23 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 | +12 | 138 | £520 | -1.00% | 110 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 79 | £484 | +1.84% | 108 |
| London | +34 | 65 | £600 | +4.35% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 65 | £475 | -13.64% | 87 |
| North of England | +31 | 36 | £478 | +3.24% | 21 |
| North West | +23 | 27 | £475 | +2.70% | 12 |
| South East | +33 | 15 | £469 | -10.71% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 9 | £520 | +3.95% | 7 |
| South West | +32 | 8 | £630 | +29.57% | 16 |
| Scotland | +7 | 7 | £500 | -9.17% | 11 |
| Midlands | +5 | 7 | £506 | +84.09% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 5 | £419 | -11.84% | 8 |
| East of England | +25 | 3 | £428 | -5.00% | 12 |
| Isle of Man | +4 | 2 | £400 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 1 | £525 | +94.44% | 7 |
Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 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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