Test Analyst Contracts in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £360 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 63 53
Rank change year-on-year +17 -10 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 5 14 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 1.02% 1.59% 2.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.08% 1.69% 2.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 11 12
10th Percentile £354 - £314
25th Percentile £356 £313 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £343 £348
Median % change year-on-year +5.11% -1.44% -7.33%
75th Percentile £399 £361 £353
90th Percentile £422 £395 £396
South East median daily rate £550 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +22.22% +12.50% +0.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 461 826 789
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 93.54% 97.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 670 591
10th Percentile £225 £247 £200
25th Percentile £398 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £468
Median % change year-on-year - +1.50% +4.00%
75th Percentile £575 £574 £555
90th Percentile £670 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 3 40
10th Percentile £15.85 £10.23 £10.73
25th Percentile £17.64 £11.33 £10.77
Median hourly rate £23.75 £13.16 £12.28
Median % change year-on-year +80.47% +7.21% -12.32%
75th Percentile £29.38 £28.46 £21.75
90th Percentile £48.75 £37.63 £27.80
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.24 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.53% +129.71% -12.50%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire.

Daily rate trend for Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Buckinghamshire.

Hourly rate trend for Test Analyst 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 25 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
Milton Keynes +18 3 £360 +5.11%
High Wycombe - 2 - -
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 25 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 across the Buckinghamshire region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) JIRA
3 2 (40.00%) QA
3 2 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
4 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) .NET
4 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (20.00%) ADO
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Automotive
4 1 (20.00%) Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Dynamics AX

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Automotive
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) .NET
1 1 (20.00%) ADO
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA