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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 126 98 133
Rank change year-on-year
-28 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 38 68 39
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 1.242% 1.995% 1.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.308% 2.099% 1.120%
Number of salaries quoted 34 62 32
Average salary £32,500 £31,000 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.83% +10.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,650 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £39,100 £39,000 £34,850
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
All Job Titles
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2905 3239 3482
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 94.97% 95.01% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2480 2893 2979
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Analyst
England

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East Midlands Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the East Midlands 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
Northamptonshire -16 20 £32,500 +8.33%
Nottinghamshire -16 11 £32,000 -5.18%
Leicestershire -9 3 £32,500 -0.76%
Derbyshire +7 2 £27,500 +37.50%
Test Analyst
England

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 31 (49.21%) C#
2 27 (42.86%) ISEB
3 24 (38.10%) Selenium
4 23 (36.51%) QA
5 22 (34.92%) Test Scripting
5 22 (34.92%) .NET
5 22 (34.92%) SQL
6 17 (26.98%) Windows
7 16 (25.40%) Microsoft
7 16 (25.40%) SQL Server
8 15 (23.81%) Automated Testing
9 14 (22.22%) Automation Testing
10 13 (20.63%) ASP.NET
11 12 (19.05%) WebDriver
11 12 (19.05%) ISTQB
12 11 (17.46%) Software Testing
13 10 (15.87%) XML
13 10 (15.87%) N-Tier
13 10 (15.87%) MS Excel
13 10 (15.87%) Retail
13 10 (15.87%) Finance
14 9 (14.29%) Project Management
14 9 (14.29%) .NET Framework
15 8 (12.70%) Degree
15 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2005
15 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2008
15 8 (12.70%) Unit Testing
15 8 (12.70%) Integration Testing
15 8 (12.70%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2000

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 22 (34.92%) .NET
2 13 (20.63%) ASP.NET
3 10 (15.87%) XML
4 9 (14.29%) .NET Framework
5 8 (12.70%) XHTML
5 8 (12.70%) CSS
6 3 (4.762%) WCF
7 2 (3.175%) Silverlight
7 2 (3.175%) Web Services
8 1 (1.587%) Middleware
8 1 (1.587%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.587%) IIS
1 1 (1.587%) MSMQ
1 1 (1.587%) MQSeries
Applications
1 10 (15.87%) MS Excel
2 3 (4.762%) MS Office
3 2 (3.175%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.587%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (25.40%) SQL Server
2 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2000
2 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2005
2 8 (12.70%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (6.349%) DTS
Development Applications
1 24 (38.10%) Selenium
2 12 (19.05%) WebDriver
3 7 (11.11%) Team Foundation Server
3 7 (11.11%) QuickTest Pro
4 6 (9.524%) Visual Studio
4 6 (9.524%) NUnit
5 4 (6.349%) JIRA
5 4 (6.349%) TestComplete
5 4 (6.349%) TeamCity
6 1 (1.587%) FitNesse
6 1 (1.587%) Jenkins
6 1 (1.587%) JUnit
6 1 (1.587%) CruiseControl
6 1 (1.587%) TestDirector
6 1 (1.587%) LoadRunner
General
1 10 (15.87%) Finance
1 10 (15.87%) Retail
2 2 (3.175%) Legal
3 1 (1.587%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.87%) N-Tier
2 8 (12.70%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (11.11%) Mainframe
4 1 (1.587%) AS400
4 1 (1.587%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 17 (26.98%) Windows
2 1 (1.587%) Windows 2000
2 1 (1.587%) Windows XP
2 1 (1.587%) Windows Vista
2 1 (1.587%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.587%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (34.92%) Test Scripting
2 15 (23.81%) Automated Testing
3 14 (22.22%) Automation Testing
4 11 (17.46%) Software Testing
5 9 (14.29%) Project Management
6 8 (12.70%) Unit Testing
6 8 (12.70%) Integration Testing
7 7 (11.11%) E-Commerce
7 7 (11.11%) Validation
7 7 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (9.524%) TDD
9 5 (7.937%) Test Management
9 5 (7.937%) Test Automation
9 5 (7.937%) Waterfall
10 4 (6.349%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (6.349%) Test Strategy
10 4 (6.349%) Fault Management
10 4 (6.349%) User Acceptance Testing
11 3 (4.762%) Stress Testing
11 3 (4.762%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 31 (49.21%) C#
2 22 (34.92%) SQL
3 3 (4.762%) C++
3 3 (4.762%) Java
4 1 (1.587%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.587%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (42.86%) ISEB
2 12 (19.05%) ISTQB
3 8 (12.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (36.51%) QA
2 1 (1.587%) SLA
Systems Management
1 6 (9.524%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (6.349%) Control-M
Vendors
1 16 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.587%) HP
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
As the Test Analyst you will be responsible for software testing of all products, including creation, preparation and execution of test plans and scripts, to high quality standards...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
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A well known global publisher is looking for a Test Analyst to join their Test Team, within the Business Solutions Group based in Cambridge.Reporting to the Test...
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £23,050 -£24,824
Posted: 2 May 2013
East Midlands
888526 A market leading financial services organisation in the Midlands is looking to recruit a Test Analyst for both manual and automation testing. My client has just made...
Maclean Moore Consulting
Salary: From £27,000 to £37,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Nottinghamshire
Good to have" skills will include C#, SQL Server, Visual Studio Selenium, QTP or Ranorex. Also if you have any experience with C# to a basic level this...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Key Skills: Software, Tester, Test, Analyst, Web, Windows, win, ISEB, ISQTB, Manual, Automated, Ranorex, C#, .Net, Visual Studio, boundary testing, regression testing, stress testing A leading software house...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013