Test Manager Contracts in Hertfordshire

Test Manager
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Test Manager daily rate in Hertfordshire is £438 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 69 71
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 8 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.95% 0.39% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 0.43% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 4
10th Percentile £404 £384 -
25th Percentile £409 £416 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £490 £540
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% -9.26% -13.60%
75th Percentile £466 £649 £600
90th Percentile £494 £732 -
East of England median daily rate £450 £490 £518
% change year-on-year -8.16% -5.41% -17.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £62.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 751 702 721
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.98% 92.37% 90.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 306 388 457
10th Percentile £233 £212 £163
25th Percentile £313 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £673 £613
90th Percentile £694 £758 £700
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 135 72
10th Percentile £38.40 £20.70 £16.25
25th Percentile £43.00 £49.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% +38.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £43.63 £16.00
% change year-on-year -1.44% +172.69% -

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in Hertfordshire

Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Test Manager in Hertfordshire

Test Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Test Manager in Hertfordshire

Test Manager
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Watford - 3 £425 -
Hatfield -8 2 £475 +26.67% 1
Stevenage - 2 - - 1
Test Manager
East of England

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Test Manager 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 across the Hertfordshire region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Data Management
1 3 (37.50%) Test Strategy
1 3 (37.50%) DevOps
2 2 (25.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (25.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
2 2 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (25.00%) Data Sharing
2 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Test Management
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
2 2 (25.00%) Validation
2 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) SAP
2 2 (25.00%) ITIL
2 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (12.50%) PMI
3 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SAP HCM
General
1 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (12.50%) FMCG
2 1 (12.50%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Data Management
1 3 (37.50%) DevOps
1 3 (37.50%) Test Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (25.00%) Data Sharing
2 2 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (25.00%) ITIL
2 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (25.00%) Test Management
2 2 (25.00%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Data Collection
3 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (12.50%) Operational Acceptance Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) TMMi
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (25.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (12.50%) ScienceLogic
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow