Test Analyst
UK
The median Test Analyst daily rate in the UK is £450 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 | 324 | 369 | 354 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | -15 | +32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 268 | 397 | 666 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.67% | 0.71% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 334 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £371 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £448 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.56% | +10.49% | +10.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £473 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £650 | £545 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £449 | £413 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.85% | +3.13% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £49.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +32.00% |
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% |
Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst.
Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Test Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst.
Test Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test 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 |
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| England | +18 | 232 | £456 | -3.95% | 31 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 126 | £449 | +8.85% | 18 |
| London | +40 | 113 | £450 | -16.28% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +59 | 106 | £443 | +6.02% | 9 |
| South East | +10 | 45 | £550 | +25.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | +32 | 33 | £363 | -11.04% | 5 |
| North of England | +23 | 21 | £517 | +29.25% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 19 | £363 | -13.17% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 14 | £363 | +17.89% | 4 |
| North West | +23 | 13 | £570 | +42.50% | 5 |
| Scotland | +29 | 12 | £375 | -9.09% | |
| South West | +17 | 7 | £488 | +25.81% | 2 |
| East of England | +2 | 5 | £313 | -0.79% | 1 |
| North East | +20 | 4 | £415 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 4 | £500 | -2.39% | 4 |
| Wales | +17 | 4 | £388 | +5.08% |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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 Test Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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