Testing Analyst
UK
The median Testing Analyst daily rate in the UK is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 June 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 21 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 531 | 592 | 687 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | +95 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Testing Analyst | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.002% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.002% | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | - | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.34% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £607 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £37.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 27,617 | 40,796 | 52,414 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.16% | 92.91% | 94.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,719 | 26,125 | 36,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.36% | -1.70% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,193 | 3,003 | 1,492 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.88 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £16.45 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.40 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.93% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.45% | +102.95% |
Testing Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Testing Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Testing Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Testing Analyst.
Testing Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Testing Analyst.
Testing Analyst
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Testing Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 21 June 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +52 | 2 | £420 | - | 4 |
| England | +52 | 2 | £420 | - | 11 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| UK excluding London | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
Testing Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Testing 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 Testing Analyst in the job title.
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Testing 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: