QA Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £380, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
26 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £355 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile £405 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £380 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 548 200 184
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.65% 94.79% 91.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 148 94
10th Percentile £313 £285 £350
25th Percentile £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -3.16% -15.93%
75th Percentile £576 £541 £550
90th Percentile £640 £625 £629
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £453 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -1.52% -3.16% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 5 23
10th Percentile £26.66 £13.92 £16.25
25th Percentile £62.50 £14.75 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.25 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +237.66% -59.47% +48.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.63 £59.38
90th Percentile - £39.45 £70.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +400.00% -25.71% -45.31%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring QA Test Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) API Testing
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) REST Assured
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) REST Assured
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) API Testing
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) QA
QA Test Analyst jobs