Test Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Test Analyst daily rate in Cardiff is £469, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 33 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +1 | +20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 3.57% | 0.43% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.66% | 0.46% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £417 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £381 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £388 | £338 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.97% | +14.81% | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £394 | £356 |
| 90th Percentile | £526 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £469 | £388 | £338 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.97% | +14.81% | -10.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 164 | 219 | 233 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.62% | 93.19% | 96.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 126 | 181 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £143 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £288 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £488 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.95% | +2.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £486 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £636 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £383 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £11.53 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.65 | £12.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £18.57 | £18.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.56% | +2.82% | -9.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.13 | £21.67 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £25.00 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £20.24 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.31% | +11.55% | -4.30% |
Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Cardiff.
Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Cardiff.
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 Cardiff region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.
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Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: