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This section looks at the demand for the Software Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the East of England 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 Software Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank252271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads1821
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.151 %0.162 %
Salaries quoted1621
Average minimum salary£28,032£27,000
Average salary£31,053£28,977
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum salary£34,074£30,955
UK excluding London average salary£28,951£29,455
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads1193012998
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.420 %5.419 %
Salaries quoted1001011090
Average minimum salary£35,105£34,916
Average salary£38,187£37,963
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Average maximum salary£41,268£41,009
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Software Test Analyst EnglandSoftware Test Analyst
England

Software Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

East of England Software Test Analyst Demand Trend

Software Test Analyst
Salary Trend

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

East of England Software Test Analyst Salary Trend

Software Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

East of England Software Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Software Test Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EssexUp+1611£33,400+40.13 %
SuffolkUp+25£29,450+16.63 %
CambridgeshireDown-152£26,250-6.85 %
HertfordshireUp+91£30,000-14.52 %
NorfolkUp+91£26,250-12.50 %
Software Test Analyst EnglandSoftware Test Analyst
England

Software Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

118 (78.26 %)QA
215 (65.22 %)Software Testing
310 (43.48 %)ISEB
47 (30.43 %).NET
47 (30.43 %)Degree
47 (30.43 %)Agile Software Development
55 (21.74 %)Test Scripting
55 (21.74 %)SQL Server
55 (21.74 %)Finance
64 (17.39 %)C#
64 (17.39 %)WinRunner
64 (17.39 %)TestDirector
64 (17.39 %)ISTQB
64 (17.39 %)Automated Testing
73 (13.04 %)Pensions
73 (13.04 %)Manual Testing
73 (13.04 %)Oracle
82 (8.696 %)E-business
82 (8.696 %)Education
82 (8.696 %)Health
82 (8.696 %)Games
82 (8.696 %)MySQL
82 (8.696 %)Business Intelligence
82 (8.696 %)Microsoft
82 (8.696 %)PHP
82 (8.696 %)SQL
82 (8.696 %)VB
82 (8.696 %)Integration Testing
82 (8.696 %)Online Betting
82 (8.696 %)V-Model

Software Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (30.43 %).NET
21 (4.348 %)Java RMI
21 (4.348 %)WinForms
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (21.74 %)SQL Server
22 (8.696 %)MySQL
31 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (17.39 %)WinRunner
14 (17.39 %)TestDirector
21 (4.348 %)LoadRunner
21 (4.348 %)InstallShield
21 (4.348 %)TestPartner
21 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (21.74 %)Finance
23 (13.04 %)Pensions
32 (8.696 %)Games
32 (8.696 %)Education
32 (8.696 %)Health
32 (8.696 %)Online Betting
41 (4.348 %)3D Graphics
41 (4.348 %)Insurance
41 (4.348 %)Animation
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)Mathematics
11 (4.348 %)Computer Science
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
11 (4.348 %)Windows XP
11 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (65.22 %)Software Testing
27 (30.43 %)Agile Software Development
35 (21.74 %)Test Scripting
44 (17.39 %)Automated Testing
53 (13.04 %)Manual Testing
62 (8.696 %)Integration Testing
62 (8.696 %)V-Model
62 (8.696 %)Business Intelligence
62 (8.696 %)E-business
71 (4.348 %)Scrum
71 (4.348 %)Configuration Management
71 (4.348 %)Regression Testing
71 (4.348 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (4.348 %)System Testing
71 (4.348 %)Data Mapping
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (17.39 %)C#
22 (8.696 %)PHP
22 (8.696 %)SQL
22 (8.696 %)VB
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (43.48 %)ISEB
27 (30.43 %)Degree
34 (17.39 %)ISTQB
41 (4.348 %)ICAEW
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (78.26 %)QA
21 (4.348 %)ISO9000
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (13.04 %)Oracle
22 (8.696 %)Microsoft