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This section looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the South East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank153136
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads485690
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.283 %
As % of the category below1.364 %1.518 %
Salaries quoted373568
Average minimum salary£30,045£31,482
Average salary£32,815£33,522
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Average maximum salary£35,586£35,561
UK excluding London average salary£31,085£31,134
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads3554745458
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.77 %18.61 %
Salaries quoted2890237065
Average minimum salary£36,487£37,847
Average salary£39,807£41,072
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Average maximum salary£43,127£44,297
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Analyst EnglandTest Analyst
England

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SurreyUp+17212£32,168-0.72 %
HampshireDown-2590£30,095-5.16 %
BerkshireDown-2386£35,660-3.87 %
OxfordshireDown-2624£30,357-7.04 %
West SussexDown-816£38,733+30.72 %
East SussexNo change011£30,000-5.60 %
SussexUp+2310£37,375+1.01 %
BuckinghamshireDown-47£32,357+6.67 %
KentDown-276£37,500+39.82 %
MiddlesexUp+156£37,500-2.59 %
Home CountiesDown-74£42,500+21.42 %
M4 CorridorUp+43£42,500+95.40 %
Thames ValleyUp+131--
Test Analyst EnglandTest Analyst
England

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1414 (40.04 %)ISEB
2355 (34.33 %)Finance
3283 (27.37 %)Test Scripting
4226 (21.86 %)QA
5210 (20.31 %)SQL
6202 (19.54 %)Software Testing
7171 (16.54 %)User Acceptance Testing
8155 (14.99 %)TestDirector
9130 (12.57 %)Automated Testing
10125 (12.09 %)Windows
11120 (11.61 %)Insurance
12113 (10.93 %)Oracle
13106 (10.25 %)System Testing
14102 (9.865 %)UNIX
1599 (9.574 %)Telecoms
1694 (9.091 %)Java
1793 (8.994 %).NET
1890 (8.704 %)ISTQB
1988 (8.511 %)Client/Server
1988 (8.511 %)QuickTest Pro
2079 (7.640 %)Pensions
2168 (6.576 %)XML
2168 (6.576 %)Web Testing
2262 (5.996 %)PRINCE2
2361 (5.899 %)Degree
2459 (5.706 %)Performance Testing
2558 (5.609 %)Health
2657 (5.513 %)Manual Testing
2756 (5.416 %)Microsoft
2855 (5.319 %)WinRunner

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
193 (8.994 %).NET
268 (6.576 %)XML
330 (2.901 %)WebServices
421 (2.031 %)WAP
517 (1.644 %)J2EE
614 (1.354 %)ASP.NET
711 (1.064 %).NET Framework
810 (0.967 %)COM+
810 (0.967 %)SOAP
96 (0.580 %)WebSphere
105 (0.484 %)WCF
114 (0.387 %)HTML
114 (0.387 %)ASP
122 (0.193 %)CSS
122 (0.193 %)JSP
122 (0.193 %)XML Messaging
122 (0.193 %)Silverlight
131 (0.097 %)WinForms
131 (0.097 %)AJAX
131 (0.097 %)XHTML
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (2.418 %)Exchange Server 2003
216 (1.547 %)Exchange Server 2007
313 (1.257 %)MS Exchange
412 (1.161 %)Exchange Server 5.5
58 (0.774 %)Exchange Server 2000
58 (0.774 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.290 %)Apache
72 (0.193 %)WebLogic
72 (0.193 %)IIS
72 (0.193 %)SharePoint
72 (0.193 %)ESB
72 (0.193 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.097 %)WebSphere MQ
81 (0.097 %)JBoss
81 (0.097 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.097 %)Tomcat
81 (0.097 %)SAS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (3.191 %)MS Excel
212 (1.161 %)MS Office
311 (1.064 %)MS Visio
49 (0.870 %)Spreadsheet
56 (0.580 %)MS Project
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.193 %)SAP R/3
12 (0.193 %)Endur
12 (0.193 %)AWD
21 (0.097 %)InvestOne
21 (0.097 %)Eagle PACE
21 (0.097 %)SalesLogix
21 (0.097 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
21 (0.097 %)SAP HR
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (2.998 %)Internet
227 (2.611 %)SMS
321 (2.031 %)DNS
419 (1.838 %)GPRS
419 (1.838 %)Firewall
518 (1.741 %)UMTS
616 (1.547 %)VoIP
616 (1.547 %)GSM
714 (1.354 %)Bluetooth
813 (1.257 %)TCP/IP
98 (0.774 %)X.400
98 (0.774 %)X.500
105 (0.484 %)Wireless
105 (0.484 %)IP Telephony
105 (0.484 %)IPX
105 (0.484 %)LAN
114 (0.387 %)Broadband
114 (0.387 %)WAN
123 (0.290 %)Intranet
123 (0.290 %)HTTP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (5.222 %)SQL Server
233 (3.191 %)Oracle 9i
327 (2.611 %)TOAD
415 (1.451 %)Oracle 10g
510 (0.967 %)RDBMS
67 (0.677 %)Datawarehouse
76 (0.580 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (0.484 %)Data Mining
94 (0.387 %)DB2
103 (0.290 %)MySQL
103 (0.290 %)SQL Server 2000
111 (0.097 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (0.097 %)Oracle 8/8i
111 (0.097 %)SAP BW
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1155 (14.99 %)TestDirector
288 (8.511 %)QuickTest Pro
355 (5.319 %)WinRunner
442 (4.062 %)LoadRunner
527 (2.611 %)Visual Studio
616 (1.547 %)VSS/SourceSafe
714 (1.354 %)SilkTest
812 (1.161 %)Rational Robot
910 (0.967 %)QARun
109 (0.870 %)TestPartner
109 (0.870 %)SilkPerformer
109 (0.870 %)QADirector
118 (0.774 %)Selenium
127 (0.677 %)TestComplete
136 (0.580 %)Oracle Forms
145 (0.484 %)WATIR
153 (0.290 %)JUnit
153 (0.290 %)Bugzilla
153 (0.290 %)NUnit
162 (0.193 %)QALoad
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1355 (34.33 %)Finance
2120 (11.61 %)Insurance
399 (9.574 %)Telecoms
479 (7.640 %)Pensions
558 (5.609 %)Health
645 (4.352 %)Billing
735 (3.385 %)Government
833 (3.191 %)Marketing
925 (2.418 %)Retail
1015 (1.451 %)Interactive Media
1114 (1.354 %)Military
1213 (1.257 %)Legal
1310 (0.967 %)Financial Institution
148 (0.774 %)Publishing
157 (0.677 %)Banking
165 (0.484 %)Back Office
174 (0.387 %)Pharmaceutical
174 (0.387 %)Automotive
174 (0.387 %)Games
183 (0.290 %)Manufacturing
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
188 (8.511 %)Client/Server
225 (2.418 %)AS400
312 (1.161 %)Management Information System
410 (0.967 %)Computer Science
58 (0.774 %)Chip and PIN
64 (0.387 %)DTV
64 (0.387 %)Mainframe
73 (0.290 %)EPoS
82 (0.193 %)NHS
82 (0.193 %)Thin Client
82 (0.193 %)Smartcard
82 (0.193 %)NPfIT
82 (0.193 %)Life Science
82 (0.193 %)E-Learning
82 (0.193 %)Mathematics
82 (0.193 %)Fat Client
91 (0.097 %)IBM Mainframe
91 (0.097 %)Credit Risk
91 (0.097 %)Handset
91 (0.097 %)Replication
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1125 (12.09 %)Windows
2102 (9.865 %)UNIX
354 (5.222 %)Linux
424 (2.321 %)Windows 2000
521 (2.031 %)Windows XP
67 (0.677 %)Windows NT
73 (0.290 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.097 %)AIX
81 (0.097 %)Solaris
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1283 (27.37 %)Test Scripting
2202 (19.54 %)Software Testing
3171 (16.54 %)User Acceptance Testing
4130 (12.57 %)Automated Testing
5106 (10.25 %)System Testing
668 (6.576 %)Web Testing
762 (5.996 %)PRINCE2
859 (5.706 %)Performance Testing
957 (5.513 %)Manual Testing
1053 (5.126 %)Regression Testing
1150 (4.836 %)Security Cleared
1247 (4.545 %)Integration Testing
1344 (4.255 %)CRM
1434 (3.288 %)Test Management
1532 (3.095 %)E-Commerce
1628 (2.708 %)Validation
1727 (2.611 %)RAD
1823 (2.224 %)SSADM
1823 (2.224 %)Software Engineering
1921 (2.031 %)Agile Software Development
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1210 (20.31 %)SQL
294 (9.091 %)Java
343 (4.159 %)C#
436 (3.482 %)Perl
529 (2.805 %)Shell Script
622 (2.128 %)PHP
715 (1.451 %)C
812 (1.161 %)C++
911 (1.064 %)VB
1010 (0.967 %)PL/SQL
119 (0.870 %)XPath
125 (0.484 %)Transact-SQL
125 (0.484 %)VBScript
134 (0.387 %)Ruby
143 (0.290 %)Python
143 (0.290 %)JavaScript
152 (0.193 %)VB6
161 (0.097 %)FoxPro (VFP)
161 (0.097 %)Delphi
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1414 (40.04 %)ISEB
290 (8.704 %)ISTQB
361 (5.899 %)Degree
423 (2.224 %)ISEB Practitioner
58 (0.774 %)Cisco Certification
66 (0.580 %)Microsoft Certification
66 (0.580 %)MCSE
74 (0.387 %)CCNA
82 (0.193 %)Postgraduate
82 (0.193 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.097 %)ACCA
91 (0.097 %)CIPFA
91 (0.097 %)CIMA
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1226 (21.86 %)QA
217 (1.644 %)ISO8583
37 (0.677 %)HL7
42 (0.193 %)ISO9000
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
152 (5.029 %)Active Directory
26 (0.580 %)MSMQ
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (2.031 %)MOM
25 (0.484 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.097 %)Tivoli
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1113 (10.93 %)Oracle
256 (5.416 %)Microsoft
320 (1.934 %)Citrix
417 (1.644 %)Compuware
512 (1.161 %)Cisco
610 (0.967 %)Segue
78 (0.774 %)HP
87 (0.677 %)SAP
87 (0.677 %)VMware
95 (0.484 %)Siebel
104 (0.387 %)IBM
104 (0.387 %)EMC
113 (0.290 %)OpenLink
113 (0.290 %)Progress
113 (0.290 %)Empirix
122 (0.193 %)Red Hat
122 (0.193 %)CheckPoint
122 (0.193 %)Sun
131 (0.097 %)PeopleSoft
131 (0.097 %)TIBCO
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