Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank8982
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads721
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.487 %1.299 %
Salaries quoted613
Average minimum salary£27,667£26,357
Average salary£29,000£28,071
% change on same period last year+3.30 %
Average maximum salary£30,333£29,786
UK excluding London average salary£31,197£31,939
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads14361617
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.250 %0.810 %
Salaries quoted13271390
Average minimum salary£33,736£31,290
Average salary£36,782£34,118
% change on same period last year+7.80 %
Average maximum salary£39,828£36,947
UK excluding London average salary£38,472£39,010
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Test Analyst South WestTest Analyst
South West

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucesterDown-114£30,333+1.96 %
CheltenhamUp+13£27,667-8.79 %
Test Analyst South WestTest Analyst
South West

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

117 (39.53 %)Finance
213 (30.23 %)ISEB
311 (25.58 %)SQL Server
311 (25.58 %)BizTalk Server
311 (25.58 %)Performance Testing
410 (23.26 %)Test Scripting
410 (23.26 %)Software Testing
58 (18.60 %)TestDirector
67 (16.28 %)WinRunner
67 (16.28 %)Manual Testing
67 (16.28 %)Wealth Management
75 (11.63 %)Automated Testing
84 (9.302 %)Test Management
84 (9.302 %)QA
84 (9.302 %)Security Cleared
84 (9.302 %)RUP
84 (9.302 %)Microsoft
84 (9.302 %)Configuration Management
84 (9.302 %)Project Management
84 (9.302 %)Unified Process
84 (9.302 %)Management Information System
93 (6.977 %)MS Excel
93 (6.977 %)MS Project
93 (6.977 %)PRINCE2
93 (6.977 %)Software Engineering
102 (4.651 %)Degree
102 (4.651 %)ISTQB
102 (4.651 %)Pensions
102 (4.651 %)DV Cleared
102 (4.651 %)Client/Server

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.326 %).NET
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (25.58 %)BizTalk Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.977 %)MS Project
13 (6.977 %)MS Excel
21 (2.326 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.651 %)Internet
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (25.58 %)SQL Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (18.60 %)TestDirector
27 (16.28 %)WinRunner
32 (4.651 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (4.651 %)LoadRunner
32 (4.651 %)TeamTrack
41 (2.326 %)QARun
41 (2.326 %)WATIR
41 (2.326 %)FitNesse
41 (2.326 %)Visual Studio
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (39.53 %)Finance
22 (4.651 %)Health
22 (4.651 %)Pensions
31 (2.326 %)Insurance
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.302 %)Management Information System
22 (4.651 %)Client/Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.651 %)Windows
21 (2.326 %)Linux
21 (2.326 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.326 %)UNIX
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (25.58 %)Performance Testing
210 (23.26 %)Test Scripting
210 (23.26 %)Software Testing
37 (16.28 %)Wealth Management
37 (16.28 %)Manual Testing
45 (11.63 %)Automated Testing
54 (9.302 %)RUP
54 (9.302 %)Configuration Management
54 (9.302 %)Project Management
54 (9.302 %)Unified Process
54 (9.302 %)Test Management
63 (6.977 %)PRINCE2
63 (6.977 %)Software Engineering
71 (2.326 %)System Testing
71 (2.326 %)V-Model
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.326 %)SQL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (30.23 %)ISEB
24 (9.302 %)Security Cleared
32 (4.651 %)DV Cleared
32 (4.651 %)ISTQB
32 (4.651 %)Degree
41 (2.326 %)SC Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.302 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (9.302 %)Microsoft
21 (2.326 %)Oracle
21 (2.326 %)IBM