QA Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.085% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate - - £517

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,083 553 390
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 89.92% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 690 379 216
10th Percentile £366 £289 £230
25th Percentile £425 £369 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.58% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £625 £644
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 2 5
10th Percentile £17.00 £14.98 £15.05
25th Percentile £25.77 £16.68 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.84 £19.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.51% -7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £36.61 £22.33 £21.50
90th Percentile - £24.02 £21.80
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £23.79 £23.34
% change year-on-year +8.33% +1.92% +11.65%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

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

QA Test Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 September 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
Sheffield - 1 - -
QA Test Analyst
Yorkshire

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

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 South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire 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