Performance Test Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Performance Test Lead daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
329 |
308 |
360 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-21 |
+52 |
+133 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Performance Test Leader |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.034% |
0.010% |
0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.037% |
0.010% |
0.007% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£461 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£470 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£356 |
£580 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.43% |
-38.62% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£468 |
£348 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
+34.34% |
-35.26% |
-2.27% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
10,931 |
9,530 |
14,915 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.32% |
93.65% |
93.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7,047 |
6,517 |
9,989 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£328 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£415 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£623 |
£638 |
£630 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£750 |
£738 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£520 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-0.95% |
-3.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
483 |
213 |
529 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.00 |
£14.04 |
£14.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.44 |
£20.45 |
£20.74 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£39.00 |
£45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+47.44% |
-13.33% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£65.00 |
£62.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82.25 |
£77.50 |
£75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£38.63 |
£32.50 |
£32.90 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.86% |
-1.20% |
-24.60% |
