QA Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 111 138
Rank change year-on-year -70 +27 +13
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.024% 0.21% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.23% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £288 -
25th Percentile - £297 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £325 £380
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -14.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile - £410 £405
90th Percentile - £454 -
England median daily rate £425 £715 £500
% change year-on-year -40.56% +43.00% -20.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 3,761 1,713 2,518
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 90.16% 91.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,360 1,153 1,707
10th Percentile £300 £200 £208
25th Percentile £400 £356 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% -2.63%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £588
90th Percentile £650 £640 £675
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 95 217
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £12.04
25th Percentile £16.35 £14.00 £14.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £18.74 £19.13
Median % change year-on-year +33.40% -2.01% -4.38%
75th Percentile £40.00 £28.47 £30.37
90th Percentile £67.84 £34.56 £52.34
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.53
% change year-on-year +38.46% -5.88% -21.17%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

QA Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

QA Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Test Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 April 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
West Midlands -61 1 £350 +7.69% 2
QA Test Analyst
England

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, QA 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 Midlands region featuring QA Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle