Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Test Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 81 97
Rank change year-on-year -12 +16 +20
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 6 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.50% 0.47% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.50% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile - £249 £295
25th Percentile £425 £282 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £325 £348
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -6.47% -15.76%
75th Percentile £475 £350 £383
90th Percentile - - £396
North West median daily rate £449 £350 £450
% change year-on-year +28.21% -22.22% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,106 1,002 1,440
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 93.91% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 731 599 1,047
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 39 59
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.98 £15.74
25th Percentile £19.45 £21.25 £17.48
Median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.37% +62.50% -42.86%
75th Percentile £33.00 £35.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.50 £65.00 £74.10
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +60.92%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) ISTQB
1 5 (83.33%) Regression Testing
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
1 5 (83.33%) SAP S/4HANA
1 5 (83.33%) SuccessFactors
2 4 (66.67%) Defect Management
2 4 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 4 (66.67%) SAP Implementation
2 4 (66.67%) Test Management
2 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
2 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (50.00%) Integration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 2 (33.33%) Business Transformation
4 2 (33.33%) Coaching
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Order to Cash
4 2 (33.33%) Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (33.33%) Time Management
5 1 (16.67%) Agile
5 1 (16.67%) BDD
5 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (16.67%) Data Reconciliation
5 1 (16.67%) Exploratory Testing
5 1 (16.67%) IBM
5 1 (16.67%) Kanban
5 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) QA

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

Business Applications
1 5 (83.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) SuccessFactors
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Local Government
2 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Public Cloud
2 2 (33.33%) Data Structures
3 1 (16.67%) AS400
3 1 (16.67%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (16.67%) iSeries
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Regression Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Defect Management
2 4 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 4 (66.67%) SAP Implementation
2 4 (66.67%) Test Management
2 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
2 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (50.00%) Integration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 2 (33.33%) Business Transformation
4 2 (33.33%) Coaching
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Order to Cash
4 2 (33.33%) Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (33.33%) Time Management
5 1 (16.67%) Data Reconciliation
5 1 (16.67%) Exploratory Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Smoke Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) ISTQB
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) IBM