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This section looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Sheffield 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8575
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads1622
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.193 %1.674 %
Salaries quoted1022
Average minimum salary£26,000£26,455
Average salary£28,100£28,523
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Average maximum salary£30,200£30,591
UK excluding London average salary£31,266£31,017
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Sheffield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sheffield
Matching permanent IT job ads13411314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.722 %0.548 %
Salaries quoted10751138
Average minimum salary£30,818£29,851
Average salary£33,777£32,135
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Average maximum salary£36,735£34,419
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Test Analyst South YorkshireTest Analyst
South Yorkshire

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Sheffield Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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.

123 (53.49 %)Finance
123 (53.49 %)System Testing
219 (44.19 %)Mainframe
317 (39.53 %)DB2
415 (34.88 %)ISEB
415 (34.88 %)JCL
514 (32.56 %)ISPF
612 (27.91 %)Automated Testing
612 (27.91 %)Project Management
77 (16.28 %)Financial Institution
86 (13.95 %)Internet
86 (13.95 %)Pensions
95 (11.63 %)Chip and PIN
95 (11.63 %)COBOL
95 (11.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (9.302 %)Test Scripting
104 (9.302 %)QA
104 (9.302 %)DataStage
104 (9.302 %)TestDirector
104 (9.302 %)Software Testing
113 (6.977 %)Banking
122 (4.651 %)SQL
122 (4.651 %)VBScript
122 (4.651 %)MKS
122 (4.651 %)Integration Testing
131 (2.326 %)Test Management
131 (2.326 %)Manual Testing
131 (2.326 %)Middleware
131 (2.326 %)MS Visio
131 (2.326 %)HP

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Sheffield IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (32.56 %)ISPF
21 (2.326 %)Middleware
Sheffield IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.326 %)MS Visio
Sheffield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.95 %)Internet
Sheffield IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (39.53 %)DB2
24 (9.302 %)DataStage
Sheffield IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.302 %)TestDirector
Sheffield IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (53.49 %)Finance
27 (16.28 %)Financial Institution
36 (13.95 %)Pensions
43 (6.977 %)Banking
51 (2.326 %)Retail
51 (2.326 %)Health
51 (2.326 %)Online Banking
Sheffield IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (44.19 %)Mainframe
25 (11.63 %)Chip and PIN
Sheffield IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (53.49 %)System Testing
212 (27.91 %)Project Management
212 (27.91 %)Automated Testing
35 (11.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (9.302 %)Test Scripting
44 (9.302 %)Software Testing
52 (4.651 %)Integration Testing
61 (2.326 %)Test Management
61 (2.326 %)Manual Testing
61 (2.326 %)Incident Management
Sheffield IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (34.88 %)JCL
25 (11.63 %)COBOL
32 (4.651 %)SQL
32 (4.651 %)VBScript
Sheffield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (34.88 %)ISEB
21 (2.326 %)Degree
Sheffield IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.302 %)QA
Sheffield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.651 %)MKS
21 (2.326 %)HP