Functional Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Functional Test Analyst
UK > England

The median Functional Test Analyst daily rate in England is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 546 - 550
Rank change year-on-year - - +147
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Test Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £438 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £425 - £488
% change year-on-year - - +37.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 29,266 24,617 34,257
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 92.97% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,692 15,192 23,207
10th Percentile £300 £300 £275
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,798 752 1,716
10th Percentile £14.50 £16.00 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £17.88
Median hourly rate £28.65 £35.00 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year -18.16% -13.10% +15.07%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.73 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -15.38% -19.30% +15.07%

Functional Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Functional Test Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Functional Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Test Analyst job vacancies in England

Functional Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Functional Test Analyst job vacancies in England

Functional Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Test Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 20 January 2026. 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
London - 1 £425 -
Functional Test Analyst
UK

Functional Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, Functional 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 England region featuring Functional Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Server Migrations
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Server Migrations
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft