The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Bolton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bolton region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 33 - 19
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 3 0 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 2.521% - 5.172%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.564% - 5.263%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
Average salary £19,000 - £29,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
All Job Titles
Bolton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
117 135 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 98.32% 97.12% 98.28%
Number of salaries quoted 101 134 56
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £24,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Analyst
Manchester

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Bolton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bolton Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Bolton region.

Bolton Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bolton region that cited Test Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Analyst in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 4 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (75.00%) Integration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Regression Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (50.00%) HP
3 2 (50.00%) ISEB
3 2 (50.00%) Functional Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
4 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Retail
4 1 (25.00%) CRM
4 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bolton region that cited Test Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (25.00%) Banking
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Integration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Regression Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (50.00%) Functional Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) CRM
4 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) ISEB
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) HP
Bolton, Lancashire
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Salary: Competitive Salary - Negotiable dependant on Experience
Posted: 7 May 2013