Testing Analyst Contracts

Testing Analyst
UK

The median Testing Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 577 705 846
Rank change year-on-year +128 +141 -
Contract jobs requiring a Testing Analyst 1 11 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.019% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.020% 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 20
10th Percentile - £423 £330
25th Percentile £513 £463 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.60% +1.70% -
75th Percentile £538 £589 £575
90th Percentile - £613 £584
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £475 £366
% change year-on-year +10.53% +29.96% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 40,246 55,892 84,695
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,216 39,044 59,517
10th Percentile £279 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,676 1,569 2,074
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.25 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.11% +115.96% +2.74%

Testing Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Testing Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Testing Analyst in the UK

Testing Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Testing Analyst.

Daily rate trend for Testing Analyst in the UK

Testing Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Testing Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for Testing Analyst in the UK

Testing Analyst
Top 4 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 6 May 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 +100 1 £525 +10.53% 1
UK excluding London +54 1 £525 +10.53% 1
North of England +26 1 £525 +10.53%
Yorkshire +20 1 £525 +10.53%

Testing Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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.

1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) General Ledger
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS

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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) General Ledger
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS