The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 45 24 17
Rank change year-on-year
-21 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 22 31 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 3.957% 7.029% 10.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.007% 7.143% 11.33%
Number of salaries quoted 14 31 59
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -1.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,950 £24,000 £24,700
10% offered a salary of more than £39,250 £33,500 £37,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
All Job Titles
Cardiff
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
549 434 556
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 98.74% 98.41% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 485 407 518
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Analyst
South Wales

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cardiff Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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 13 (44.83%) Test Automation
2 12 (41.38%) Finance
3 10 (34.48%) QuickTest Pro
3 10 (34.48%) Test Scripting
4 9 (31.03%) VBScript
4 9 (31.03%) VB
5 8 (27.59%) Selenium
6 7 (24.14%) ISEB
7 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
7 6 (20.69%) Agile Software Development
8 5 (17.24%) Manual Testing
8 5 (17.24%) Waterfall
9 4 (13.79%) Apple iOS
9 4 (13.79%) soapUI
9 4 (13.79%) REST
9 4 (13.79%) Android
9 4 (13.79%) ISTQB
9 4 (13.79%) Blackberry
9 4 (13.79%) Handset
9 4 (13.79%) Scrum
9 4 (13.79%) Regression Testing
9 4 (13.79%) SQL
9 4 (13.79%) SOAP
9 4 (13.79%) Web Services
9 4 (13.79%) Windows
10 3 (10.34%) J2EE
10 3 (10.34%) Banking
10 3 (10.34%) Maven
10 3 (10.34%) Jenkins
10 3 (10.34%) BDD

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Application Development
1 4 (13.79%) soapUI
1 4 (13.79%) REST
1 4 (13.79%) SOAP
1 4 (13.79%) Web Services
2 3 (10.34%) J2EE
Applications
1 2 (6.897%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.448%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.448%) Internet
Development Applications
1 10 (34.48%) QuickTest Pro
2 8 (27.59%) Selenium
3 3 (10.34%) Maven
3 3 (10.34%) Jenkins
4 2 (6.897%) Visual Studio
5 1 (3.448%) JMeter
5 1 (3.448%) LoadRunner
5 1 (3.448%) ClearQuest
5 1 (3.448%) WebDriver
General
1 12 (41.38%) Finance
2 3 (10.34%) Banking
3 2 (6.897%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Blackberry
1 4 (13.79%) Handset
2 3 (10.34%) Mobile Banking
3 1 (3.448%) Client/Server
3 1 (3.448%) Open Source
3 1 (3.448%) iPhone
3 1 (3.448%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (13.79%) Apple iOS
1 4 (13.79%) Android
1 4 (13.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) Test Automation
2 10 (34.48%) Test Scripting
3 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
3 6 (20.69%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (17.24%) Manual Testing
4 5 (17.24%) Waterfall
5 4 (13.79%) Scrum
5 4 (13.79%) Regression Testing
6 3 (10.34%) BDD
7 2 (6.897%) System Testing
7 2 (6.897%) Automated Testing
7 2 (6.897%) Software Testing
8 1 (3.448%) SOA
8 1 (3.448%) TDD
8 1 (3.448%) Usability Testing
8 1 (3.448%) Load Testing
8 1 (3.448%) Web Testing
8 1 (3.448%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (31.03%) VBScript
1 9 (31.03%) VB
2 4 (13.79%) SQL
3 1 (3.448%) C#
3 1 (3.448%) C++
3 1 (3.448%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (24.14%) ISEB
2 4 (13.79%) ISTQB
3 1 (3.448%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (6.897%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (6.897%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.448%) Oracle
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
There is an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Test analyst to join a successful software house based in Cardiff-This role will be ideal for someone who...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
An excellent opportunity has arisen within a leading organisation based in Cardiff. The organisation requires a Test Lead / Lead Tester to join its thriving Test team environment during...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013