Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Test Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Test Analyst daily rate in Reading is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 74 80
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 14 4 16
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 1.68% 0.51% 1.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 0.56% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 14
10th Percentile £379 £336 £430
25th Percentile £417 £361 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £394 £488
Median % change year-on-year +17.52% -19.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £533 £406 £509
90th Percentile £550 £418 £519
Berkshire median daily rate £435 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +8.63% -20.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 779 719 1,051
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 91.13% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 551 403 651
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £615
90th Percentile £669 £663 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £504 £500
% change year-on-year -0.79% +0.80% -1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 3 36
10th Percentile £24.25 £63.58 £27.58
25th Percentile £65.00 £66.60 £52.49
Median hourly rate £90.00 £73.25 £60.87
Median % change year-on-year +22.88% +20.33% -6.35%
75th Percentile £97.50 £76.03 £65.81
90th Percentile £107.00 £76.73 £86.59
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in Reading over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Test Analyst in Reading

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, 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 Reading region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (85.71%) DevOps
2 11 (78.57%) Azure
2 11 (78.57%) Azure DevOps
3 10 (71.43%) Test Scripting
4 8 (57.14%) OCI
4 8 (57.14%) Root Cause Analysis
5 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (50.00%) Oracle
6 5 (35.71%) CI/CD
7 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared
7 3 (21.43%) Linux
7 3 (21.43%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
7 3 (21.43%) Windows
8 2 (14.29%) Agile
8 2 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
8 2 (14.29%) Cucumber
8 2 (14.29%) ISTQB
8 2 (14.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
8 2 (14.29%) Manual Testing
8 2 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 2 (14.29%) Selenium
8 2 (14.29%) Software Testing
8 2 (14.29%) Test Management
9 1 (7.14%) Defect Management
9 1 (7.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 1 (7.14%) Functional Testing
9 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 1 (7.14%) Knowledge Transfer

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (78.57%) Azure
1 11 (78.57%) Azure DevOps
2 8 (57.14%) OCI
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Cucumber
1 2 (14.29%) Selenium
General
1 6 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (21.43%) Oracle Fusion
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Linux
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) DevOps
2 10 (71.43%) Test Scripting
3 8 (57.14%) Root Cause Analysis
4 5 (35.71%) CI/CD
5 2 (14.29%) Agile
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (14.29%) Manual Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 2 (14.29%) Software Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Test Management
6 1 (7.14%) Defect Management
6 1 (7.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 1 (7.14%) Functional Testing
6 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (7.14%) Knowledge Transfer
6 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.14%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared
1 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) ISTQB
2 2 (14.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Oracle