QA Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North East

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
England > North East

The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst daily rate in the North East 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 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £355 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile £405 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £400 £715 £494
% change year-on-year -44.06% +44.74% -26.81%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 656 286 300
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 93.46% 91.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 204 131
10th Percentile £313 £200 £190
25th Percentile £373 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £576 £538 £588
90th Percentile £650 £625 £644
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 18 62
10th Percentile £17.00 - £10.42
25th Percentile £60.63 £11.60 £11.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £13.99
Median % change year-on-year +400.00% -7.08% -56.62%
75th Percentile £70.00 £19.70 £48.75
90th Percentile £70.25 £47.93 £66.88
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.18 £39.78
% change year-on-year +59.69% -29.15% -8.17%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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 North East.

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in the North East

QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

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

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

QA Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North East

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 North East region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
Tyne and Wear - 2 £380 - 1
QA Test Analyst
England

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

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 North East 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 the North East 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