Test Leader Contract Job Trends in West London

Test Lead
London > West London

As of 15 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Lead daily rate in West London.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 27 42
Rank change year-on-year -17 +15 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.66% 1.36% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 1.45% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £362 £434
25th Percentile - £380 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £409 £498
Median % change year-on-year - -17.79% -
75th Percentile - £410 £546
90th Percentile - £410 £571
London median daily rate £478 £450 £545
% change year-on-year +6.11% -17.43% -0.91%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 258 207 346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.87% 93.67% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 148 250
10th Percentile £294 £213 £192
25th Percentile £432 £305 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +46.13% -15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £653 £475 £588
90th Percentile £730 £588 £650
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 16 27
10th Percentile £19.07 £19.83 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.02 £20.45 £16.81
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.27 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.93% -31.48% -48.62%
75th Percentile £28.50 £30.25 £38.75
90th Percentile £30.07 £46.70 £54.25
London median hourly rate £35.00 £35.45 £28.00
% change year-on-year -1.26% +26.59% -20.00%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Test Leader job vacancy trend in West London

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in West London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in West London

Test Leader
Hourly Rate Trend in West London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in West London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in West London

Test Leader
Contract Job Locations in West London

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 West London region over the 6 months to 15 March 2026. 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
Richmond upon Thames - 1 - -
Test Leader
London

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Test Leader 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 West London region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft