Performance Test Analyst Contracts

Performance Test Analyst
UK

The median Performance Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 580 698 817
Rank change year-on-year +118 +119 -131
Contract jobs requiring a Performance Test Analyst 2 5 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.009% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.009% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 17
10th Percentile - - £333
25th Percentile - - £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £415
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +20.48% +10.67%
75th Percentile - £538 £433
90th Percentile - - £495
UK excluding London median daily rate - £525 £415
% change year-on-year - +26.51% +10.67%

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 39,888 54,783 83,316
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.63% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,953 38,247 58,493
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 2,674 1,534 2,048
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.34 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -17.02% +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 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Performance Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Performance Test Analyst in the UK

Performance Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Performance Test Analyst in the UK

Performance Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Performance Test Analyst in the UK

Performance Test Analyst
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Test Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England +94 2 £450 -10.00%
Work from Home +117 1 £450 -10.00%
London +93 1 £450 -10.00%
UK excluding London +56 1 - -
South East - 1 - -

Performance Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Performance 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 featuring Performance Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) DB2
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Rational Team Concert

Performance Test Analyst 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
1 1 (50.00%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft