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This section looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Cambridge region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank104122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads4215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.439 %0.548 %
Salaries quoted3915
Average minimum salary£26,228£25,800
Average salary£28,647£27,600
% change on same period last year+3.79 %
Average maximum salary£31,067£29,400
UK excluding London average salary£31,085£31,134
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads29182735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.540 %1.120 %
Salaries quoted25372274
Average minimum salary£32,515£32,217
Average salary£35,924£35,561
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum salary£39,332£38,904
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Analyst CambridgeshireTest Analyst
Cambridgeshire

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge Test Analyst Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

124 (33.33 %)TestDirector
223 (31.94 %)ISEB
223 (31.94 %)Retail
223 (31.94 %)QA
319 (26.39 %)Software Testing
418 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
516 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
615 (20.83 %)Manual Testing
714 (19.44 %)Automated Testing
811 (15.28 %)E-Commerce
811 (15.28 %)Python
811 (15.28 %)Degree
910 (13.89 %)Performance Testing
910 (13.89 %)Perl
910 (13.89 %)Microsoft
910 (13.89 %)Change Management
910 (13.89 %)Finance
109 (12.50 %)MS Excel
118 (11.11 %)SQL
127 (9.722 %)Oracle
136 (8.333 %)MS Office
136 (8.333 %)Regression Testing
145 (6.944 %)Mathematics
145 (6.944 %)Banking
145 (6.944 %)UNIX
145 (6.944 %)WinRunner
145 (6.944 %)Client/Server
145 (6.944 %)Sybase
145 (6.944 %)Rational Robot
154 (5.556 %)Windows

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.556 %).NET
21 (1.389 %)J2EE
21 (1.389 %)WebServices
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (12.50 %)MS Excel
26 (8.333 %)MS Office
34 (5.556 %)Spreadsheet
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.167 %)FTP
13 (4.167 %)TELNET
21 (1.389 %)Internet
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.778 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (33.33 %)TestDirector
218 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
35 (6.944 %)Rational Robot
35 (6.944 %)WinRunner
43 (4.167 %)QARun
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (31.94 %)Retail
210 (13.89 %)Finance
35 (6.944 %)Banking
43 (4.167 %)Education
52 (2.778 %)Health
52 (2.778 %)3D Graphics
52 (2.778 %)Financial Institution
52 (2.778 %)Investment Banking
52 (2.778 %)Insurance
61 (1.389 %)Pensions
61 (1.389 %)Animation
61 (1.389 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.389 %)Back Office
61 (1.389 %)Electronics
61 (1.389 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.944 %)Client/Server
15 (6.944 %)Mathematics
24 (5.556 %)Credit Risk
32 (2.778 %)Market Risk
32 (2.778 %)Computer Science
41 (1.389 %)Life Science
41 (1.389 %)Chemistry
41 (1.389 %)Handset
41 (1.389 %)Cryptography
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (6.944 %)UNIX
24 (5.556 %)Windows
31 (1.389 %)AIX
31 (1.389 %)Solaris
31 (1.389 %)Linux
31 (1.389 %)Windows XP
31 (1.389 %)SUSE
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (26.39 %)Software Testing
216 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
315 (20.83 %)Manual Testing
414 (19.44 %)Automated Testing
511 (15.28 %)E-Commerce
610 (13.89 %)Change Management
610 (13.89 %)Performance Testing
76 (8.333 %)Regression Testing
83 (4.167 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (2.778 %)Risk Management
92 (2.778 %)CAD
92 (2.778 %)System Testing
101 (1.389 %)Computer Security
101 (1.389 %)Data Mapping
101 (1.389 %)Integration Testing
101 (1.389 %)Test Management
101 (1.389 %)Requirements Management
101 (1.389 %)PRINCE2
101 (1.389 %)Agile Software Development
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (15.28 %)Python
210 (13.89 %)Perl
38 (11.11 %)SQL
44 (5.556 %)C#
52 (2.778 %)VB
61 (1.389 %)C++
61 (1.389 %)Java
61 (1.389 %)Shell Script
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (31.94 %)ISEB
211 (15.28 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (31.94 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (13.89 %)Microsoft
27 (9.722 %)Oracle
35 (6.944 %)Sybase
41 (1.389 %)HP
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