Test Manager
UK
The median Test Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 354 | 403 | 399 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -4 | +16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager | 233 | 304 | 567 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.54% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 155 | 197 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £425 | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £470 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £600 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £700 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +9.89% |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +33 | 201 | £525 | -4.55% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 108 | £475 | -5.00% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 96 | £540 | +3.85% | 18 |
| London | +55 | 94 | £563 | +2.27% | 11 |
| South East | +21 | 33 | £525 | +10.53% | 8 |
| North of England | -8 | 23 | £481 | -12.50% | 4 |
| Midlands | +21 | 20 | £275 | -45.00% | 2 |
| North West | +14 | 14 | £463 | -15.91% | 2 |
| South West | +12 | 14 | £486 | -13.56% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 11 | £475 | -5.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 9 | £270 | -47.32% | |
| East of England | +9 | 9 | £450 | -8.16% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 8 | £525 | -10.06% | 2 |
| Scotland | +38 | 7 | £551 | +0.09% | 1 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Test Manager in the job title.
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Test Manager 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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