Manual Test Analyst Contracts in the Midlands

Manual Test Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Manual Test Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £344 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 171 206
Rank change year-on-year +38 +35 -51
Contract jobs requiring a Manual Test Analyst 2 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.073% 0.058% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.061% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £317 - £291
25th Percentile £323 £325 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £344 £350 £300
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £361 £375 £348
90th Percentile £366 - £376
England median daily rate £344 £585 £350
% change year-on-year -41.24% +67.14% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 2,517 3,272 4,921
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.00% 94.48% 95.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,701 2,301 3,601
10th Percentile £213 £223 £205
25th Percentile £325 £363 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £459
Median % change year-on-year - +3.49% +14.75%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £550
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 131 179
10th Percentile £11.97 £12.00 £10.50
25th Percentile £14.33 £15.17 £13.74
Median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.11
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +16.92% +12.16%
75th Percentile £35.00 £29.25 £22.00
90th Percentile £54.40 £60.00 £32.10
England median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -21.11% +100.00% +0.36%

Manual Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Manual Test Analyst in the Midlands

Manual Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Manual Test Analyst in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Manual Test Analyst in the Midlands

Manual Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Test Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
West Midlands +33 2 £344 -
Manual Test Analyst
England

Manual Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Manual 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 Midlands region featuring Manual Test Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
2 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps

Manual Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting