The first table below looks at the demand for the QA Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Rank 134 126 -
Rank change year-on-year
-8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 2 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 0.099% 0.205% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.103% 0.216% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
Average salary £32,250 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.85% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+17.64% +4.61%
All Job Titles
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1948 1851 1988
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 96.25% 94.83% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1692 1572 1754
Average salary £41,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £26,400
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
QA Test Analyst
South East

QA Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire QA Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

QA Test Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire QA Test Analyst Salary Trend

QA Test Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Test Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes -13 2 £32,250 -7.85%
QA Test Analyst
South East

QA Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited QA 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 QA Test Analyst in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 4 (100.00%) QA
2 3 (75.00%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (75.00%) C#
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) ISEB
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (50.00%) .NET
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (50.00%) Visual Studio
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) System Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (50.00%) MSF
4 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Load Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) .NET Framework
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (25.00%) ISTQB
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Finance
4 1 (25.00%) Scrum
4 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
4 1 (25.00%) N-Tier
4 1 (25.00%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (25.00%) SQL

QA Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited QA 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 QA Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (25.00%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Visual Studio
1 2 (50.00%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (25.00%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) N-Tier
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Automated Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (75.00%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (50.00%) System Testing
3 2 (50.00%) MSF
4 1 (25.00%) Manual Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Scrum
4 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Load Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) C#
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) ISEB
2 1 (25.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft