Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £513 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 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 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 484 | 512 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +28 | +22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 126 | 221 | 362 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.40% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 84 | 154 | 258 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £377 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +1.11% | +9.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £625 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £700 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £488 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.95% | +5.98% | +11.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £25.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.40 | - | £25.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.27 | £52.00 | £25.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.64% | +103.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44.13 | - | £26.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.27 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,895 | 54,705 | 83,445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,959 | 38,196 | 58,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,532 | 2,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +112.16% | +5.26% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Leader over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Test Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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 |
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| England | +27 | 102 | £513 | +2.50% | 20 |
| London | +66 | 62 | £550 | - | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 45 | £400 | -17.95% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +59 | 38 | £550 | +10.00% | 5 |
| East of England | +21 | 15 | £375 | -49.53% | 2 |
| Midlands | +22 | 9 | £425 | -19.05% | 3 |
| South West | +11 | 7 | £375 | -30.23% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 6 | £425 | -17.07% | 2 |
| Scotland | +37 | 4 | £638 | +21.43% | 1 |
| South East | -1 | 4 | £450 | +12.50% | 7 |
| North of England | -1 | 4 | £456 | -3.95% | |
| East Midlands | +17 | 3 | £395 | -46.84% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £413 | +3.77% |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Test Leader 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 featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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