Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Test Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 44 57
Rank change year-on-year +8 +13 +22
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 8 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 2.69% 0.66% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.82% 0.68% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 2
10th Percentile £294 - -
25th Percentile - £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £375 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -11.76% +21.43%
75th Percentile £350 £388 £438
90th Percentile £410 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £325 £375 £425
% change year-on-year -13.33% -11.76% +12.58%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 284 292 523
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.62% 96.69% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 210 405
10th Percentile £219 £250 £261
25th Percentile £363 £373 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £510
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -6.86% +4.62%
75th Percentile £549 £550 £600
90th Percentile £638 £639 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £475 £510
% change year-on-year -5.26% -6.86% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 9 14
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.58 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.94 £18.50 £13.27
Median hourly rate £29.61 £22.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.60% +25.00% +7.46%
75th Percentile - £36.00 £23.44
90th Percentile £33.44 £37.00 £28.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £17.94 £18.70 £19.75
% change year-on-year -4.09% -5.32% +23.44%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Test Analyst in Milton Keynes

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

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

For the 6 months to 19 November 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Defect Management
2 7 (87.50%) Scenario Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
3 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 6 (75.00%) JIRA
3 6 (75.00%) Migration
4 5 (62.50%) End-to-End Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
4 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (62.50%) Software Testing
4 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
4 5 (62.50%) Test Management
4 5 (62.50%) Test Planning
5 4 (50.00%) Azure
5 4 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) C#
5 4 (50.00%) DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Logistics
5 4 (50.00%) SDLC
5 4 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Test Strategy
5 4 (50.00%) VB
5 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
5 4 (50.00%) WebdriverIO
5 4 (50.00%) Windows
6 3 (37.50%) Regression Testing
6 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (25.00%) CheckPoint
7 2 (25.00%) HP

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

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
1 4 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) JIRA
2 1 (12.50%) SoapUI
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) WebdriverIO
2 1 (12.50%) SOAP
2 1 (12.50%) XML
2 1 (12.50%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Defect Management
2 7 (87.50%) Scenario Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
3 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
3 6 (75.00%) Migration
4 5 (62.50%) End-to-End Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (62.50%) Software Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Test Management
4 5 (62.50%) Test Planning
5 4 (50.00%) DevOps
5 4 (50.00%) Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Logistics
5 4 (50.00%) SDLC
5 4 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
5 4 (50.00%) Test Strategy
5 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
6 3 (37.50%) Regression Testing
6 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (25.00%) Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) C#
1 4 (50.00%) VB
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) ISEB
2 1 (12.50%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (12.50%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) QA
2 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) CheckPoint
2 2 (25.00%) HP
3 1 (12.50%) Compaq
3 1 (12.50%) JDA
3 1 (12.50%) Salesforce
3 1 (12.50%) Terracotta
3 1 (12.50%) webMethods