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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Northampton 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5945
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads1018
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.282 %2.731 %
Salaries quoted816
Average minimum salary£29,000£25,063
Average salary£30,875£28,563
% change on same period last year+8.09 %
Average maximum salary£32,750£32,063
UK excluding London average salary£31,813£31,485
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Northampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northampton
Matching permanent IT job ads780659
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.452 %0.284 %
Salaries quoted705545
Average minimum salary£34,210£33,624
Average salary£37,019£36,068
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum salary£39,827£38,513
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Test Analyst NorthamptonshireTest Analyst
Northamptonshire

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Northampton region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Northampton Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

19 (50.00 %)Finance
28 (44.44 %)ISEB
37 (38.89 %)SQL
46 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
55 (27.78 %)SAS
64 (22.22 %)MS Access
64 (22.22 %)Oracle
64 (22.22 %)ProC
64 (22.22 %)Health
64 (22.22 %)Banking
64 (22.22 %)Retail
64 (22.22 %)Teradata
64 (22.22 %)Insurance
64 (22.22 %)Pensions
64 (22.22 %)QA
64 (22.22 %)Credit Risk
64 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
64 (22.22 %)System Testing
73 (16.67 %)Mainframe
82 (11.11 %)C
82 (11.11 %)Smartcard
82 (11.11 %)Project Management
82 (11.11 %)Data Management
82 (11.11 %)VB
82 (11.11 %)UNIX
82 (11.11 %)MS Excel
82 (11.11 %)Microsoft
82 (11.11 %)TestDirector
82 (11.11 %)JCL
82 (11.11 %)SQLPlus

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (27.78 %)SAS
Northampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
21 (5.556 %)MS Office
Northampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.556 %)SAP R/3
Northampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)MS Access
22 (11.11 %)SQLPlus
31 (5.556 %)ETL
31 (5.556 %)SAP BW
Northampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (22.22 %)ProC
22 (11.11 %)TestDirector
31 (5.556 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (5.556 %)WinRunner
Northampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (50.00 %)Finance
24 (22.22 %)Health
24 (22.22 %)Banking
24 (22.22 %)Retail
24 (22.22 %)Insurance
24 (22.22 %)Pensions
31 (5.556 %)Retail Banking
31 (5.556 %)Manufacturing
Northampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (22.22 %)Credit Risk
23 (16.67 %)Mainframe
32 (11.11 %)Smartcard
Northampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.11 %)UNIX
Northampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
24 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (22.22 %)System Testing
32 (11.11 %)Software Testing
32 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
32 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
32 (11.11 %)Project Management
32 (11.11 %)Workflow
32 (11.11 %)Data Management
41 (5.556 %)Logistics
41 (5.556 %)Supplier Management
41 (5.556 %)Test Scripting
Northampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (38.89 %)SQL
22 (11.11 %)VB
22 (11.11 %)JCL
22 (11.11 %)C
Northampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (44.44 %)ISEB
Northampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (22.22 %)QA
Northampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Oracle
14 (22.22 %)Teradata
22 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (5.556 %)SAP