The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire 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 20 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 116 122 106
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 28 26 59
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 1.153% 1.036% 1.819%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.228% 1.075% 1.938%
Number of salaries quoted 16 22 51
Average salary £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.37% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £37,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,750 £49,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2280 2419 3045
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.90% 96.41% 93.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1861 1974 2462
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £58,500 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Analyst
East of England

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Hitchin - 6 - -
Watford +16 4 £37,000 +32.14%
Hemel Hempstead - 4 £29,000 -
St Albans -2 3 - -
Rickmansworth -8 2 £42,500 +13.33%
Stevenage +10 1 £23,937 -52.12%
Borehamwood -8 1 £45,000 +104.54%
Welwyn Garden City -19 1 £35,000 -
Hertford - 1 £37,500 -
Test Analyst
East of England

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 42 (68.85%) ISEB
2 27 (44.26%) HP Quality Center
3 24 (39.34%) SQL
4 22 (36.07%) Finance
5 20 (32.79%) System Testing
5 20 (32.79%) Software Testing
5 20 (32.79%) ISTQB
5 20 (32.79%) QA
6 16 (26.23%) Windows
7 15 (24.59%) QuickTest Pro
7 15 (24.59%) User Acceptance Testing
8 14 (22.95%) Test Scripting
8 14 (22.95%) MS Excel
9 13 (21.31%) SAP
9 13 (21.31%) Microsoft
10 12 (19.67%) MS Project
10 12 (19.67%) MS Visio
10 12 (19.67%) Integration Testing
11 11 (18.03%) Retail
11 11 (18.03%) Automated Testing
11 11 (18.03%) Java
12 10 (16.39%) Regression Testing
13 9 (14.75%) Test Management
13 9 (14.75%) Oracle
14 8 (13.11%) JMeter
14 8 (13.11%) Validation
14 8 (13.11%) Test Strategy
14 8 (13.11%) Selenium
15 7 (11.48%) Manual Testing
15 7 (11.48%) Load Testing

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 (6.557%) XML
1 4 (6.557%) RESTful
2 3 (4.918%) HTML
2 3 (4.918%) .NET
3 2 (3.279%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.639%) Web Services
4 1 (1.639%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.279%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (22.95%) MS Excel
2 12 (19.67%) MS Visio
2 12 (19.67%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 7 (11.48%) SAP FI
2 6 (9.836%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (9.836%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.639%) SAP Retail
3 1 (1.639%) SAP MM
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.836%) LAN
1 6 (9.836%) SAN
2 4 (6.557%) Broadband
3 2 (3.279%) ATM
4 1 (1.639%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.48%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.279%) SQL Server 2000
2 2 (3.279%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.279%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 15 (24.59%) QuickTest Pro
2 8 (13.11%) Selenium
2 8 (13.11%) JMeter
3 5 (8.197%) Visual Studio
4 3 (4.918%) LoadRunner
5 2 (3.279%) Visual Studio Team System
5 2 (3.279%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (3.279%) WatiN
5 2 (3.279%) NUnit
6 1 (1.639%) JUnit
6 1 (1.639%) TestDirector
General
1 22 (36.07%) Finance
2 11 (18.03%) Retail
3 4 (6.557%) Marketing
4 3 (4.918%) Banking
4 3 (4.918%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.918%) Open Source
2 2 (3.279%) Client/Server
2 2 (3.279%) EPoS
2 2 (3.279%) APACS
Operating Systems
1 16 (26.23%) Windows
2 7 (11.48%) Linux
3 6 (9.836%) Windows XP
3 6 (9.836%) Windows 7
4 4 (6.557%) Solaris
5 2 (3.279%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (3.279%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (32.79%) Software Testing
1 20 (32.79%) System Testing
2 15 (24.59%) User Acceptance Testing
3 14 (22.95%) Test Scripting
4 12 (19.67%) Integration Testing
5 11 (18.03%) Automated Testing
6 10 (16.39%) Regression Testing
7 9 (14.75%) Test Management
8 8 (13.11%) Test Strategy
8 8 (13.11%) Validation
9 7 (11.48%) Scrum
9 7 (11.48%) Load Testing
9 7 (11.48%) Manual Testing
10 6 (9.836%) Test Automation
10 6 (9.836%) Disaster Recovery
10 6 (9.836%) Project Management
11 5 (8.197%) Automation Testing
12 3 (4.918%) Software Deployment
12 3 (4.918%) Data Security
12 3 (4.918%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 24 (39.34%) SQL
2 11 (18.03%) Java
3 7 (11.48%) PL/SQL
4 6 (9.836%) C#
5 5 (8.197%) C++
5 5 (8.197%) T-SQL
6 4 (6.557%) C
7 3 (4.918%) JavaScript
7 3 (4.918%) PHP
7 3 (4.918%) VB
7 3 (4.918%) Python
8 2 (3.279%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 42 (68.85%) ISEB
2 20 (32.79%) ISTQB
3 5 (8.197%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (32.79%) QA
System Software
1 6 (9.836%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 27 (44.26%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.639%) OpenView
Vendors
1 13 (21.31%) SAP
1 13 (21.31%) Microsoft
2 9 (14.75%) Oracle
3 7 (11.48%) Nortel
3 7 (11.48%) Avaya
3 7 (11.48%) Cisco
4 4 (6.557%) HP
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