Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 48 57
Rank change year-on-year +8 +9 +36
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 8 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 2.06% 0.76% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.24% 0.79% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 2
10th Percentile £294 - -
25th Percentile - £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £375 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -11.76% +12.58%
75th Percentile £350 £403 £438
90th Percentile £410 £413 -
South East median daily rate £438 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -7.89% +2.70% +15.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 357 381 580
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 96.95% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 256 436
10th Percentile £200 £242 £245
25th Percentile £346 £389 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £510
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -6.86% +2.00%
75th Percentile £548 £550 £602
90th Percentile £640 £650 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £511
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.24% +2.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 15 20
10th Percentile £15.13 £14.59 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.91 £15.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £17.94 £18.70 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -4.09% -5.32% +23.44%
75th Percentile £29.61 £33.00 £23.81
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.50 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £24.10 £57.54 £52.00
% change year-on-year -58.11% +10.65% +38.67%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 19 November 2025. 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
Milton Keynes +8 8 £325 -13.33% 3
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 19 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Defect Management
2 7 (87.50%) Scenario Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
3 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 6 (75.00%) JIRA
3 6 (75.00%) Migration
4 5 (62.50%) End-to-End Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
4 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (62.50%) Software Testing
4 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
4 5 (62.50%) Test Management
4 5 (62.50%) Test Planning
5 4 (50.00%) Azure
5 4 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) C#
5 4 (50.00%) DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Logistics
5 4 (50.00%) SDLC
5 4 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Test Strategy
5 4 (50.00%) VB
5 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
5 4 (50.00%) WebdriverIO
5 4 (50.00%) Windows
6 3 (37.50%) Regression Testing
6 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (25.00%) CheckPoint
7 2 (25.00%) HP

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
1 4 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) JIRA
2 1 (12.50%) SoapUI
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) WebdriverIO
2 1 (12.50%) SOAP
2 1 (12.50%) XML
2 1 (12.50%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Defect Management
2 7 (87.50%) Scenario Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
3 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 6 (75.00%) Migration
4 5 (62.50%) End-to-End Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (62.50%) Software Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Test Management
4 5 (62.50%) Test Planning
5 4 (50.00%) DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Logistics
5 4 (50.00%) SDLC
5 4 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Test Strategy
5 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
6 3 (37.50%) Regression Testing
6 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (25.00%) Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) C#
1 4 (50.00%) VB
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) ISEB
2 1 (12.50%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (12.50%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) QA
2 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) CheckPoint
2 2 (25.00%) HP
3 1 (12.50%) Compaq
3 1 (12.50%) JDA
3 1 (12.50%) Salesforce
3 1 (12.50%) Terracotta
3 1 (12.50%) webMethods