Merseyside Software Test Analyst Jobs

This section looks at the demand for the Software Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Merseyside 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Software Test Analyst
Location Aberdeen Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Chelmsford Cheshire Colchester Coventry Croydon East Midlands East of England Edinburgh England Essex Fareham Hampshire Hertfordshire Ipswich Liverpool London Manchester Merseyside Milton Keynes Newbury Norfolk North West Northampton Northamptonshire Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Reading Scotland Shropshire Solihull South East South West Southampton Suffolk Surrey Telford UK Warrington Watford West Midlands Weybridge Wiltshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	73	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching permanent IT job ads	4	0
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled	0.002 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.415 %	0.000 %
Salaries quoted	4	0
Average minimum salary	£21,000	-
Average salary	£24,500	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum salary	£28,000	-
UK excluding London average salary	£28,877	£29,245
% change on same period last year	-1.25 %
Job Titles Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads	964	962
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled	0.526 %	0.404 %
Salaries quoted	832	792
Average minimum salary	£31,087	£32,146
Average salary	£33,340	£34,884
% change on same period last year	-4.42 %
Average maximum salary	£35,593	£37,622
UK excluding London average salary	£38,060	£39,458
% change on same period last year	-3.54 %
Software Test Analyst North West

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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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 Merseyside region.

Software Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

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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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 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.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Average Salary Last 3 Months	Average Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year
Liverpool	-	4	£24,500	-

Software Test Analyst North West

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Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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 6 (85.71 %) Software Testing 2 3 (42.86 %) V-Model 2 3 (42.86 %) TestDirector 2 3 (42.86 %) Test Management 2 3 (42.86 %) SQL 3 2 (28.57 %) VB 3 2 (28.57 %) Regression Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) Microsoft 3 2 (28.57 %) C 3 2 (28.57 %) WinRunner 3 2 (28.57 %) Test Scripting 3 2 (28.57 %) Manual Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) System Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) QuickTest Pro 3 2 (28.57 %) Retail

3 2 (28.57 %) Automated Testing 4 1 (14.29 %) ISEB 4 1 (14.29 %) Validation 4 1 (14.29 %) .NET 4 1 (14.29 %) SQL Server 4 1 (14.29 %) MS Office 4 1 (14.29 %) WebServices 4 1 (14.29 %) MS Excel 4 1 (14.29 %) Client/Server

Software Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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 1 (14.29 %) .NET 1 1 (14.29 %) WebServices	Applications 1 1 (14.29 %) MS Office 1 1 (14.29 %) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (14.29 %) SQL Server	Development Applications 1 3 (42.86 %) TestDirector 2 2 (28.57 %) QuickTest Pro 2 2 (28.57 %) WinRunner
General 1 2 (28.57 %) Retail	Miscellaneous 1 1 (14.29 %) Client/Server
Processes & Methodologies 1 6 (85.71 %) Software Testing 2 3 (42.86 %) Test Management 2 3 (42.86 %) V-Model 3 2 (28.57 %) Automated Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) Regression Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) Test Scripting 3 2 (28.57 %) Manual Testing 3 2 (28.57 %) System Testing 4 1 (14.29 %) Validation	Programming Languages 1 3 (42.86 %) SQL 2 2 (28.57 %) VB 2 2 (28.57 %) C
Qualifications 1 1 (14.29 %) ISEB	Vendors 1 2 (28.57 %) Microsoft