Test Manager Contract Job Trends in Walsall

Test Manager
West Midlands > Walsall

The median Test Manager daily rate in Walsall is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Walsall 18.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £725 £500
% change year-on-year -44.83% +45.00% +6.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Walsall

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Walsall. 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 Walsall with a recognized job title 8 11 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 72.73% 100.00% 85.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 15
10th Percentile £337 - -
25th Percentile £345 £188 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £225 £425
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -47.06% +63.46%
75th Percentile £369 £444 £460
90th Percentile £403 £525 £475
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.69 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £22.05 £22.65
% change year-on-year +14.08% -2.65% +27.79%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Walsall

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Walsall.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Walsall

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Walsall

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Walsall.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Walsall

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall

For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, Test Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Walsall region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce