Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Test Analyst
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Belfast is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 2.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £378 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 179 151 125
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.65% 91.52% 90.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 79 75
10th Percentile £261 £150 £166
25th Percentile £325 £178 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +18.75% -18.37%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £534
90th Percentile £638 £626 £633
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £475 £400
% change year-on-year - +18.75% -18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 6
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £11.61
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +79.64% +29.92%
75th Percentile £16.63 - £15.42
90th Percentile £24.81 £42.28 £17.00
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -35.90% +79.64% +29.92%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Belfast

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Belfast

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, Test Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Amazon QuickSight
1 5 (100.00%) Amazon S3
1 5 (100.00%) Apache Avro
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) ETL
1 5 (100.00%) JSON
1 5 (100.00%) Parquet
1 5 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (100.00%) Postman
1 5 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) Validation
2 4 (80.00%) Data Migration
2 4 (80.00%) Migration
3 3 (60.00%) API Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (60.00%) Data Validation
3 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Amazon S3
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Amazon QuickSight
1 5 (100.00%) Parquet
1 5 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Postman
General
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Apache Avro
1 5 (100.00%) JSON
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) ETL
1 5 (100.00%) Validation
2 4 (80.00%) Data Migration
2 4 (80.00%) Migration
3 3 (60.00%) API Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (60.00%) Data Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared