Test Analyst Contracts in Macclesfield

Test Analyst
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Macclesfield is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield 2.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £400 £570 -
% change year-on-year -29.82% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Macclesfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield with a recognized job title 40 93 48
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.96% 95.88% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 64 32
10th Percentile £405 £405 £311
25th Percentile £500 £463 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% +17.65%
75th Percentile £619 £550 £476
90th Percentile £700 £585 £488
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £475 £490
% change year-on-year -5.89% -3.06% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 4
10th Percentile - £16.69 £11.66
25th Percentile - £17.26 £13.33
Median hourly rate - £17.72 £14.88
Median % change year-on-year - +19.13% -74.13%
75th Percentile - - £15.63
90th Percentile - £17.74 £16.30
Cheshire median hourly rate £42.25 £24.25 £27.98
% change year-on-year +74.23% -13.33% +28.47%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Macclesfield

Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

Daily rate trend for Test Analyst in Macclesfield

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield

For the 6 months to 18 May 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 Macclesfield region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Appium
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Appium
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB