Test Analyst
UK
The median Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £446 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 | 324 | 369 | 351 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | -18 | +34 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 273 | 379 | 655 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 199 | 320 | 485 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £375 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £446 | £450 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.89% | +11.11% | +10.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £585 | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £675 | £543 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £407 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.57% | +1.75% | +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 | 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% |
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 10 May 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 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 |
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| England | +18 | 235 | £450 | -5.26% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 125 | £450 | +10.57% | 23 |
| London | +31 | 118 | £450 | -16.28% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 107 | £443 | +5.39% | 11 |
| South East | +10 | 45 | £550 | +25.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | +32 | 32 | £363 | -3.33% | 6 |
| North of England | +32 | 21 | £517 | +29.25% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 19 | £363 | -9.38% | |
| Scotland | +31 | 13 | £375 | -10.45% | |
| East Midlands | +29 | 13 | £363 | +17.89% | 6 |
| North West | +21 | 13 | £570 | +42.50% | 6 |
| South West | +11 | 6 | £450 | +16.13% | 2 |
| Wales | +20 | 5 | £388 | +14.81% | |
| East of England | +10 | 5 | £313 | -2.34% | 1 |
| North East | +19 | 4 | £415 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 4 | £500 | -2.39% | 4 |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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