Test Analyst Contracts in Preston

Test Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Preston is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 5.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £424 - -
90th Percentile £439 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £400 - £638

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 71 39 89
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.67% 65.00% 86.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 27 28
10th Percentile £207 £200 £275
25th Percentile £410 £400 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £575 £446
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% +29.05% +48.52%
75th Percentile £603 £648 £513
90th Percentile £651 £855 £626
Lancashire median daily rate £485 £493 £525
% change year-on-year -1.62% -6.10% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 6 47
10th Percentile - £24.48 £20.58
25th Percentile £26.88 £25.98 £27.23
Median hourly rate £40.83 £38.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.43% -10.59% +17.57%
75th Percentile £64.40 £50.91 £50.13
90th Percentile £74.10 £59.69 £59.29
Lancashire median hourly rate £37.29 £40.33 £42.50
% change year-on-year -7.53% -5.12% +12.43%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Preston

Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Preston.

Daily rate trend for Test Analyst in Preston

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, Test Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) JIRA
2 3 (75.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (75.00%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (50.00%) SailPoint
3 2 (50.00%) CyberArk
3 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 2 (50.00%) Legal
4 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) System Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) RBAC
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) SailPoint
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
1 3 (75.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
2 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Test Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) RBAC
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) CyberArk