Functional Test Analyst Contracts in England

Functional Test Analyst
UK > England

The median Functional Test Analyst daily rate in England is £398 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 535 636 761
Rank change year-on-year +101 +125 -136
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Test Analyst 4 9 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.011% 0.018% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.019% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 4
10th Percentile £369 £323 £300
25th Percentile £378 £334 £352
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £398 £346 £394
Median % change year-on-year +14.80% -12.06% -21.25%
75th Percentile £411 £463 £459
90th Percentile £416 £500 £566
UK median daily rate £400 £346 £326
% change year-on-year +15.52% +6.13% -10.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,087 46,245 67,040
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.62% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,605 32,838 47,758
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £761 £740
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,443 1,370 1,849
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.49 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.77 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.23% +94.63% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £64.80
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +6.27%

Functional Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Functional Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Test Analyst in England

Functional Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Test Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Functional Test Analyst in England

Functional Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Test Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Functional Test Analyst in England

Functional Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Test Analyst within the England region 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
London +98 2 £388 -
North of England +33 2 £408 -18.50%
North East - 2 £408 -
Functional Test Analyst
UK

Functional Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Functional Test Analyst 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 England region featuring Functional Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Functional Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (75.00%) QA
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Validation
3 2 (50.00%) C#
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
4 1 (25.00%) Server Migrations
4 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) ISEB
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) VMware
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing

Functional Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Functional Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Non-Functional Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (50.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Validation
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Server Migrations
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) VMware