The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England 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 23 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 of England region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Analyst
Rank 246 260 270
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Analyst 16 12 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.195% 0.138% 0.134%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.205% 0.142% 0.142%
Number of salaries quoted 14 12 13
Average salary £28,000 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.84% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £24,550 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £37,500 £32,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7811 8433 9185
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.35% 96.65% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 6806 7055 7869
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Test Analyst
England

Software Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 East of England region.

East of England Software Test Analyst Salary Trend

Software Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst across the East of England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East of England Software Test Analyst Salary Histogram

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 East of England region over the 3 months to 23 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
Essex - 6 £28,000 -
Suffolk -14 4 £20,000 -18.36%
Norfolk - 3 £34,000 -
Hertfordshire - 2 £37,500 -
Cambridgeshire 0 1 £30,000 -20.00%
Software Test Analyst
England

Software Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 16 (59.26%) Microsoft
2 14 (51.85%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (48.15%) Test Scripting
4 11 (40.74%) QA
5 10 (37.04%) Automated Testing
5 10 (37.04%) Finance
5 10 (37.04%) SQL
6 7 (25.93%) C#
6 7 (25.93%) .NET
6 7 (25.93%) ISEB
7 6 (22.22%) Scrum
8 5 (18.52%) C
9 4 (14.81%) Client/Server
9 4 (14.81%) Software Testing
9 4 (14.81%) Selenium
9 4 (14.81%) User Acceptance Testing
10 3 (11.11%) Unit Testing
10 3 (11.11%) ISTQB
10 3 (11.11%) PowerShell
10 3 (11.11%) SpecFlow
10 3 (11.11%) User Stories
10 3 (11.11%) Windows
10 3 (11.11%) OO
10 3 (11.11%) SQL Server
10 3 (11.11%) T-SQL
10 3 (11.11%) Regression Testing
11 2 (7.407%) VB
11 2 (7.407%) VB.NET
11 2 (7.407%) Oracle
11 2 (7.407%) C++

Software Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 7 (25.93%) .NET
2 2 (7.407%) ASP.NET
3 1 (3.704%) Web Services
3 1 (3.704%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (7.407%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (7.407%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.704%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Selenium
2 3 (11.11%) SpecFlow
3 2 (7.407%) Visual Studio
3 2 (7.407%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (7.407%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (3.704%) JMeter
4 1 (3.704%) Bugzilla
General
1 10 (37.04%) Finance
2 2 (7.407%) Retail
3 1 (3.704%) Banking
3 1 (3.704%) Telecoms
3 1 (3.704%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.81%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) Agile Software Development
2 13 (48.15%) Test Scripting
3 10 (37.04%) Automated Testing
4 6 (22.22%) Scrum
5 4 (14.81%) Software Testing
5 4 (14.81%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (11.11%) Unit Testing
6 3 (11.11%) User Stories
6 3 (11.11%) OO
6 3 (11.11%) Regression Testing
7 2 (7.407%) Test Automation
7 2 (7.407%) Manual Testing
7 2 (7.407%) Asset Management
7 2 (7.407%) Scalability Testing
8 1 (3.704%) Integration Testing
8 1 (3.704%) Agile Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (37.04%) SQL
2 7 (25.93%) C#
3 5 (18.52%) C
4 3 (11.11%) PowerShell
4 3 (11.11%) T-SQL
5 2 (7.407%) VB
5 2 (7.407%) VB.NET
5 2 (7.407%) C++
5 2 (7.407%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) ISEB
2 3 (11.11%) ISTQB
3 1 (3.704%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (40.74%) QA
Vendors
1 16 (59.26%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.407%) Oracle
Ipswich, East Anglia
You will be required to use SQL in a .NET (VB.NET/ C#) environment and be able to deal with different test phases such as UAT, functional and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000.00 - £22000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Software Test Analyst required for a software house specialising in the financial services sector in Colchester, Essex. Multiple roles available so APPLY NOW! You will be joining a...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Up to 28k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
This growing network technology company develops innovative consumer electronics products for clients worldwide. Due to continued growth they are seeking a Senior Test Engineer with experience and enthusiasm...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013