Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank111128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads1613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.703 %0.449 %
Salaries quoted1313
Average minimum salary£24,692£29,923
Average salary£27,077£31,192
% change on same period last year-13.19 %
Average maximum salary£29,462£32,462
UK excluding London average salary£32,031£32,262
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22752895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.522 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted20502641
Average minimum salary£33,230£31,504
Average salary£36,476£34,914
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£39,722£38,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Test Analyst South EastTest Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+54£27,875-11.25 %
BanburyNew entry-2£22,500-
AbingdonNew entry-1£30,000-
BicesterNew entry-1--
Test Analyst South EastTest Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

124 (61.54 %)Degree
222 (56.41 %)Test Scripting
321 (53.85 %)Software Testing
419 (48.72 %)QA
511 (28.21 %)System Testing
511 (28.21 %)LoadRunner
511 (28.21 %)SQL
69 (23.08 %)QuickTest Pro
78 (20.51 %)TestDirector
78 (20.51 %)ISEB
87 (17.95 %)User Acceptance Testing
96 (15.38 %)Java
105 (12.82 %)WinRunner
105 (12.82 %)Regression Testing
114 (10.26 %)Marketing
114 (10.26 %)Automated Testing
114 (10.26 %)Computer Science
114 (10.26 %)Manual Testing
114 (10.26 %)Health
114 (10.26 %)Shell Script
114 (10.26 %)Marketing Intelligence
114 (10.26 %)UNIX
114 (10.26 %)Perl
123 (7.692 %)Physics
123 (7.692 %)Chemistry
123 (7.692 %)Biology
132 (5.128 %)Logistics
132 (5.128 %)Software Engineering
132 (5.128 %)Internet Marketing
132 (5.128 %)Time Management

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.128 %).NET
21 (2.564 %)WebServices
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.564 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.128 %)Ingres
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (28.21 %)LoadRunner
29 (23.08 %)QuickTest Pro
38 (20.51 %)TestDirector
45 (12.82 %)WinRunner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.26 %)Health
14 (10.26 %)Marketing
22 (5.128 %)Education
31 (2.564 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (2.564 %)Military
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)Computer Science
23 (7.692 %)Physics
23 (7.692 %)Chemistry
23 (7.692 %)Biology
32 (5.128 %)Client/Server
41 (2.564 %)NHS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)UNIX
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (56.41 %)Test Scripting
221 (53.85 %)Software Testing
311 (28.21 %)System Testing
47 (17.95 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (12.82 %)Regression Testing
64 (10.26 %)Automated Testing
64 (10.26 %)Manual Testing
64 (10.26 %)Marketing Intelligence
72 (5.128 %)Time Management
72 (5.128 %)SC Cleared
72 (5.128 %)Security Cleared
72 (5.128 %)Software Engineering
72 (5.128 %)Logistics
72 (5.128 %)Internet Marketing
81 (2.564 %)Web Testing
81 (2.564 %)Test Management
81 (2.564 %)V-Model
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (28.21 %)SQL
26 (15.38 %)Java
34 (10.26 %)Perl
34 (10.26 %)Shell Script
42 (5.128 %)C
42 (5.128 %)C++
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (61.54 %)Degree
28 (20.51 %)ISEB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (48.72 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.564 %)Microsoft
11 (2.564 %)HP