Test Analyst Contracts in Central London

Test Analyst
London > Central London

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Central London is £340, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 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
22 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 111 149
Rank change year-on-year -5 +38 +42
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 17 25 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.83% 1.06% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 1.11% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 18 16
10th Percentile £278 £371 £331
25th Percentile £313 £375 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £425 £618
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -31.17% +43.19%
75th Percentile £391 £450 £639
90th Percentile £486 £590 £690
London median daily rate £400 £438 £575
% change year-on-year -8.57% -23.91% +35.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,895 2,243 3,475
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 95.12% 94.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,231 1,542 2,381
10th Percentile £331 £350 £313
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £554 £594
Median % change year-on-year -0.63% -6.82% +7.90%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £713
90th Percentile £775 £788 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 24 20
10th Percentile £21.51 £20.31 £15.37
25th Percentile £24.66 £23.63 £20.56
Median hourly rate £30.04 £30.41 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.22% -13.13% -15.66%
75th Percentile £51.31 £53.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £67.89 £124.00 £88.30
London median hourly rate £30.81 £31.71 £39.00
% change year-on-year -2.85% -18.69% +11.43%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Central London

Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Test Analyst in Central London

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 22 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Test Analyst in Central London

Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Test Analyst in Central London

Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 22 July 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
City of London +1 17 £340 -20.00%
Test Analyst
London

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 22 July 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 Central London region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (64.71%) Test Automation
2 10 (58.82%) User Acceptance Testing
3 6 (35.29%) Migration
3 6 (35.29%) End-to-End Testing
4 3 (17.65%) System Integration Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Banking
4 3 (17.65%) Performance Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Finance
5 2 (11.76%) JMeter
5 2 (11.76%) HTTP
5 2 (11.76%) Change Management
5 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
5 2 (11.76%) Java
5 2 (11.76%) MySQL
5 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
5 2 (11.76%) IIS
5 2 (11.76%) SAP
5 2 (11.76%) Windows
5 2 (11.76%) Linux
5 2 (11.76%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (11.76%) QA
5 2 (11.76%) Test Scripting
5 2 (11.76%) Azure
5 2 (11.76%) Degree
5 2 (11.76%) JIRA
5 2 (11.76%) Logistics
5 2 (11.76%) Agile
5 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
5 2 (11.76%) DevOps
5 2 (11.76%) Scenario Testing

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (11.76%) IIS
2 1 (5.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (5.88%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (5.88%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (5.88%) SaaS
2 1 (5.88%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) HTTP
2 1 (5.88%) LAN
2 1 (5.88%) Multicast
2 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) MySQL
1 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) JIRA
1 2 (11.76%) JMeter
2 1 (5.88%) eggPlant
2 1 (5.88%) LoadRunner
2 1 (5.88%) Postman
2 1 (5.88%) Zephyr
General
1 3 (17.65%) Banking
1 3 (17.65%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) FIX Protocol
1 2 (11.76%) WebSockets
2 1 (5.88%) ADO
2 1 (5.88%) FpML
2 1 (5.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (5.88%) PMI
1 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
1 1 (5.88%) Public Cloud
1 1 (5.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Linux
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Test Automation
2 10 (58.82%) User Acceptance Testing
3 6 (35.29%) End-to-End Testing
3 6 (35.29%) Migration
4 3 (17.65%) Performance Testing
4 3 (17.65%) System Integration Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Agile
5 2 (11.76%) Change Management
5 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Defect Management
5 2 (11.76%) DevOps
5 2 (11.76%) Logistics
5 2 (11.76%) Non-Functional Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Performance Tuning
5 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Stress Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Test Planning
5 2 (11.76%) Test Scripting
5 2 (11.76%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) Java
2 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (5.88%) ISTQB
2 1 (5.88%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) QA
2 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.88%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
1 2 (11.76%) SAP
2 1 (5.88%) Cisco
2 1 (5.88%) Concur
2 1 (5.88%) HP
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle
2 1 (5.88%) Salesforce