The first table below looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Analyst
Rank 131 121 128
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Analyst 4 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 0.196% 0.308% 0.145%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.204% 0.324% 0.154%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 3
Average salary £32,000 £25,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.00% -28.57%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £29,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+0.84% -0.83%
All Job Titles
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1965 1849 1948
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 96.23% 94.92% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1696 1566 1718
Average salary £40,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Test Analyst
South East

Software Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Software Test Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Test Analyst Salary Trend

Software Test Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 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 -19 4 £32,000 +28.00%
Software Test Analyst
South East

Software Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Software 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 Software Test Analyst in their job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 4 (80.00%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (80.00%) Automated Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) ISEB
2 4 (80.00%) Visual Studio
3 3 (60.00%) Windows
3 3 (60.00%) C#
3 3 (60.00%) .NET
3 3 (60.00%) SQL Server
3 3 (60.00%) QA
4 2 (40.00%) .NET Framework
4 2 (40.00%) MSF
5 1 (20.00%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Finance
5 1 (20.00%) VMware
5 1 (20.00%) SQL
5 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
5 1 (20.00%) N-Tier
5 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET
5 1 (20.00%) Change Control
5 1 (20.00%) System Testing
5 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (20.00%) Visual Studio Team System
5 1 (20.00%) V-Model
5 1 (20.00%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (20.00%) Load Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing

Software Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Software 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 Software Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (60.00%) .NET
2 2 (40.00%) .NET Framework
3 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (20.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (20.00%) Visual Studio Team System
2 1 (20.00%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 4 (80.00%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (80.00%) Automated Testing
3 2 (40.00%) MSF
4 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) System Testing
4 1 (20.00%) V-Model
4 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (20.00%) Load Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Stress Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) C#
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) VMware
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
This will be achieved by identifying requirements, writing functional specifications, communicating with the developers, assisting with project management, testing features and assisting with the release management. Working in...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £25000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013