Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £513 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 474 | 525 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +51 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 121 | 224 | 352 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.39% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 156 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £363 | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £599 | £623 | £564 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £394 | £475 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.11% | +2.70% | +12.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.97 | £25.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28.65 | £25.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £36.86 | £25.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +44.55% | -36.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £44.65 | £26.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £49.06 | £26.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.72 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,719 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,839 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,655 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
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 2024.
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 2024. 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 | 97 | £513 | +2.50% | 29 |
| London | +54 | 60 | £550 | - | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 42 | £394 | -17.11% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +66 | 38 | £550 | +10.00% | 12 |
| East of England | +6 | 13 | £375 | -49.53% | 2 |
| Midlands | +26 | 9 | £425 | -19.05% | 6 |
| South West | +16 | 7 | £375 | -25.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 6 | £425 | -17.07% | 5 |
| Scotland | +40 | 4 | £638 | +21.43% | 1 |
| North of England | -10 | 4 | £456 | -6.41% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 3 | £395 | -46.84% | 1 |
| South East | -1 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 2 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | |
| North West | +6 | 1 | £413 | +3.13% | 1 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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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