Test Manager Contract Job Trends in West Malling

Test Manager
Kent > West Malling

The median Test Manager daily rate in West Malling is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Malling 12.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £625 £500 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Malling

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Malling. 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 Malling with a recognized job title 8 4 23
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 80.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 22
10th Percentile £179 £538 £387
25th Percentile £462 £547 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £594 £590 £521
Median % change year-on-year +0.64% +13.19% +42.81%
75th Percentile £641 £639 £653
90th Percentile £658 £668 £656
Kent median daily rate £438 £500 £445
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.36% +21.92%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Malling

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 West Malling.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in West Malling

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Malling

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 West Malling region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Malling 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce