User Acceptance Testing Test Lead
UK
The median User Acceptance Testing Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 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 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 538 | 553 | 661 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +108 | +168 |
| Contract jobs requiring a UAT Test Lead | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.008% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.008% | 0.012% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £422 | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £445 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £494 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.86% | -26.85% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £545 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £571 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £413 | £360 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +14.58% | -20.00% |
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 | 30,049 | 36,010 | 48,875 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.28% | 92.94% | 94.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,935 | 23,186 | 33,758 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,543 | 1,988 | 1,469 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.56 | £14.16 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.28 | £20.00 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +3.61% | +61.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.81 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £44.02 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.87% | +22.28% | +69.41% |
UAT Test Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured UAT Test Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
UAT Test Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing UAT Test Lead.
UAT Test Lead
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing UAT Test Lead over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.
UAT Test Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing UAT Test Lead.
UAT Test Lead
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UAT Test Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 18 August 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 | +31 | 8 | £450 | -8.86% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 6 | £550 | +33.33% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 4 | £523 | +26.87% | |
| South East | - | 4 | £600 | - | 1 |
| London | +10 | 2 | £423 | -26.38% | |
| North West | -7 | 1 | £450 | +9.09% | |
| North of England | -19 | 1 | £450 | +9.09% | |
| South West | - | 1 | £438 | - |
UAT Test Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, UAT Test Lead 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 UAT Test Lead in the job title.
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UAT Test Lead 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: