Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 459 | 475 | 511 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +36 | -8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader | 126 | 227 | 368 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.41% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.43% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 153 | 272 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £376 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £623 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £637 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £488 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.95% | +8.33% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 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
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 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% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
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 13 June 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 13 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 | -3 | 102 | £498 | -0.50% | 28 |
| London | +37 | 61 | £540 | +0.47% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 45 | £400 | -17.95% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 33 | £506 | +2.79% | 10 |
| East of England | +11 | 15 | £375 | -49.53% | |
| Midlands | +11 | 10 | £413 | -21.43% | 6 |
| South West | +2 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 5 | £425 | -19.05% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 5 | £400 | -46.16% | 1 |
| Scotland | +44 | 4 | £638 | +27.50% | 1 |
| North of England | -11 | 4 | £456 | -13.10% | 1 |
| South East | -11 | 3 | £450 | +12.50% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 2 | - | - | |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | |
| North West | -6 | 1 | £413 | +3.13% | 1 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 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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