The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the West Lothian region. 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 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Lothian region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 24 25 41
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 5 2 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 4.630% 1.600% 1.316%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.673% 1.681% 1.465%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £52,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
All Job Titles
West Lothian
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
107 119 273
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 99.07% 95.20% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 29 86 197
Average salary £36,000 £40,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.00% -2.43%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £27,500 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Analyst
Scotland

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Lothian Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Test Analyst Salary Trend

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 West Lothian region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Livingston -4 5 - -
Test Analyst
Scotland

Test Analyst
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

1 5 (83.33%) Finance
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
1 5 (83.33%) Java
1 5 (83.33%) SQL
1 5 (83.33%) VBScript
1 5 (83.33%) UNIX
1 5 (83.33%) Broadband
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Broadband
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Java
1 5 (83.33%) SQL
1 5 (83.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree