Lead Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Lead Test Analyst
England > London

The median Lead Test Analyst daily rate in London is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 408 - 390
Rank change year-on-year - - +109
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Test Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% - 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £543
25th Percentile - - £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 - £625
75th Percentile - - £669
90th Percentile - - £688
England median daily rate £595 £650 £625
% change year-on-year -8.46% +4.00% +22.55%

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 15,597 11,820 16,837
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 93.59% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,451 8,096 12,160
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £425 £430 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £753 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 241 150 341
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.19 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.71 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +2.03% +25.85% -22.75%
75th Percentile £63.00 £51.80 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £67.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £41.77 £34.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +21.07% +6.15% -24.14%

Lead Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Lead Test Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Lead Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Lead Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Test Analyst job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Test Analyst job vacancies in London

Lead Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Test Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 31 March 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
Central London - 1 £595 -
Lead Test Analyst
England

Lead Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 31 March 2026, Lead 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 Lead Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Workshops
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

Lead 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Workshops
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories