Test Analyst
UK
The median Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £448 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 352 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -3 | +33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 274 | 411 | 673 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.69% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.73% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 203 | 341 | 500 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £370 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £448 | £450 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.44% | +11.11% | +10.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £473 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £650 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £449 | £415 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.19% | +3.75% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £49.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +32.00% |
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 | 40,181 | 56,479 | 84,762 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,164 | 39,476 | 59,482 |
| 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 | £491 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,646 | 1,570 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.49 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.10% | +95.42% | +0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.18% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst.
Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst.
Test Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | +24 | 239 | £450 | -5.26% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 133 | £449 | +8.19% | 17 |
| London | +31 | 111 | £450 | -15.29% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 106 | £446 | +6.10% | 10 |
| South East | +6 | 49 | £550 | +22.22% | 4 |
| Midlands | +28 | 33 | £363 | -11.04% | 3 |
| North of England | +27 | 24 | £484 | +17.21% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 19 | £363 | -13.17% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 14 | £363 | +17.89% | 2 |
| North West | +19 | 14 | £570 | +42.50% | 6 |
| Scotland | +23 | 12 | £375 | -8.48% | |
| South West | +10 | 7 | £488 | +21.88% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 6 | £484 | -5.66% | 1 |
| East of England | +4 | 5 | £313 | +0.81% | |
| North East | +24 | 4 | £415 | - | |
| Wales | +15 | 4 | £388 | +5.08% | 1 |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 Test Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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