QA Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 30 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Quality Assurance Test Analyst daily rate in Sheffield.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.093% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 1,002 507 355
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 90.21% 86.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 647 344 190
10th Percentile £378 £298 £318
25th Percentile £430 £384 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £475 £535
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -11.21% -8.93%
75th Percentile £600 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £612 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £502 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.58% -9.52% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 2 5
10th Percentile - £14.98 £15.05
25th Percentile £25.77 £16.68 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.40 £19.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.13% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £36.61 £22.33 £21.50
90th Percentile - £24.02 £21.80
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.84 £19.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year +32.51% -7.14% +3.70%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 30 September 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 Sheffield region featuring QA Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Appium
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) Appium
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA