The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent 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 19 June 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 87 55 104
Rank change year-on-year
-32 +49
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 3 15 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 0.281% 2.003% 0.267%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.290% 2.152% 0.279%
Number of salaries quoted 3 11 3
Average salary £30,000 £40,052 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.09% +27.14%
UK excluding London average salary £31,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year
-3.07% +1.56%
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1035 697 1077
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 97.00% 93.06% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 894 623 986
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Kent region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Maidstone - 1 £30,000 -
West Malling - 1 £30,000 -
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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 15 (83.33%) Selenium
1 15 (83.33%) PHP
2 13 (72.22%) MySQL
3 12 (66.67%) PHPUnit
4 9 (50.00%) Test Scripting
4 9 (50.00%) Linux
4 9 (50.00%) Apache
4 9 (50.00%) Retail
5 8 (44.44%) E-Commerce
6 7 (38.89%) WebDriver
7 6 (33.33%) Integration Testing
8 5 (27.78%) SQL
8 5 (27.78%) Java
9 4 (22.22%) XML
10 3 (16.67%) TestNG
10 3 (16.67%) Test Management
10 3 (16.67%) ETL
11 2 (11.11%) Ruby
11 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
11 2 (11.11%) ISTQB
11 2 (11.11%) Perl
11 2 (11.11%) MS Office
11 2 (11.11%) ISEB
11 2 (11.11%) Python
11 2 (11.11%) C#
11 2 (11.11%) HTML
11 2 (11.11%) Automation Testing
11 2 (11.11%) Test Automation
11 2 (11.11%) System Testing
11 2 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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 (22.22%) XML
2 2 (11.11%) HTML
3 1 (5.556%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 9 (50.00%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (72.22%) MySQL
2 1 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (5.556%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 15 (83.33%) Selenium
2 12 (66.67%) PHPUnit
3 7 (38.89%) WebDriver
4 3 (16.67%) TestNG
5 1 (5.556%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 9 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (5.556%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 9 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 8 (44.44%) E-Commerce
3 6 (33.33%) Integration Testing
4 3 (16.67%) Test Management
4 3 (16.67%) ETL
5 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Automation Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Test Automation
5 2 (11.11%) System Testing
5 2 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Web Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Dimensional Modelling
6 1 (5.556%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (5.556%) Risk Management
6 1 (5.556%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 15 (83.33%) PHP
2 5 (27.78%) SQL
2 5 (27.78%) Java
3 2 (11.11%) Ruby
3 2 (11.11%) Perl
3 2 (11.11%) Python
3 2 (11.11%) C#
4 1 (5.556%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) ISTQB
1 2 (11.11%) ISEB
2 1 (5.556%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle
1 1 (5.556%) IBM
1 1 (5.556%) Informatica