Software Test Analyst
UK
The median Software Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £355 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 592 | 708 | 837 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +116 | +129 | -158 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Test Analyst | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.018% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.019% | 0.014% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £384 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £288 | £463 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £355 | £480 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.04% | +32.41% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £380 | £495 | £395 |
| 90th Percentile | £392 | £556 | £410 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £355 | £507 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.91% | +39.72% | +31.82% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Software Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Test Analyst.
Software Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Test Analyst over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Software Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Test Analyst.
Software Test Analyst
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +125 | 6 | £355 | -26.04% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 6 | £355 | -29.91% | 2 |
| South East | - | 3 | £209 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +24 | 2 | £363 | -32.62% | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £363 | - | |
| Work from Home | +124 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £360 | - | 1 |
Software Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Software 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 Software Test Analyst in the job title.
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Software 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: