Quality Assurance Test Analyst
UK
The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 616 | 807 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +191 | -98 |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst | 20 | 70 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.046% | 0.13% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.049% | 0.13% | 0.049% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 63 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £436 | £538 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £465 | £550 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £675 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +66.67% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £517 | £738 | £434 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £810 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £275 | £394 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.09% | -30.20% | +9.44% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,530 | 52,517 | 83,153 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.88% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,076 | 36,648 | 58,643 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £539 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.64% | +2.71% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,932 | 1,488 | 1,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.99% |
QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA Test Analyst.
QA Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA Test Analyst over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.
QA Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA Test Analyst.
QA Test Analyst
Top 11 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +50 | 20 | £500 | -25.93% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 13 | £509 | +85.09% | |
| Work from Home | +110 | 10 | £509 | +85.09% | |
| South East | - | 8 | £505 | - | |
| London | +26 | 4 | £475 | -29.63% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £517 | - | |
| North of England | - | 3 | £517 | - | |
| Midlands | +14 | 1 | £380 | +38.18% | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £380 | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £550 | - |
QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, QA 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 featuring QA Test Analyst in the job title.
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QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: