Test Analyst Contracts in Lancashire

Test Analyst
North West > Lancashire

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Lancashire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 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
28 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 30 41
Rank change year-on-year +1 +11 -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 2.03% 0.47% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.16% 0.54% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £634
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £638
75th Percentile £424 - £641
90th Percentile £439 - -
North West median daily rate £400 £419 £400
% change year-on-year -4.48% +4.69% +12.28%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 185 184 258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 85.58% 92.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 67 135
10th Percentile £153 £200 £282
25th Percentile £412 £344 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £493 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.62% -6.10% +5.00%
75th Percentile £579 £635 £625
90th Percentile £647 £744 £695
North West median daily rate £450 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -7.98% -2.20% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 61 56
10th Percentile £16.09 £16.58 £20.43
25th Percentile £25.84 £19.18 £25.75
Median hourly rate £37.29 £40.33 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.53% -5.12% +12.43%
75th Percentile £70.16 £48.00 £47.21
90th Percentile £75.79 £76.75 £56.95
North West median hourly rate £27.13 £32.90 £27.98
% change year-on-year -17.54% +17.57% +13.83%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Lancashire

Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Daily rate trend for Test Analyst in Lancashire

Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Hourly rate trend for Test Analyst in Lancashire

Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Preston - 4 £400 -
Test Analyst
North West

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 28 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 Lancashire region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) JIRA
2 3 (75.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (75.00%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (50.00%) SailPoint
3 2 (50.00%) CyberArk
3 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 2 (50.00%) Legal
4 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) System Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) RBAC
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) SailPoint
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
1 3 (75.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
2 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) RBAC
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) CyberArk