Functional Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Functional Test Analyst
England > London

The median Functional Test Analyst daily rate in London 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 377 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £425 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +50.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 13,339 12,909 16,989
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 93.56% 93.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,849 8,291 12,234
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 139 273
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.60 £16.07
25th Percentile £23.55 £23.99 £18.93
Median hourly rate £32.45 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.29% +16.67% -9.53%
75th Percentile £63.00 £53.75 £52.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £67.80
England median hourly rate £28.65 £35.00 £40.28
% change year-on-year -18.16% -13.10% +15.07%

Functional Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Functional Test Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Functional Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

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

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 London 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 London 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