Test Analyst Jobs in Cardiff

Test Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Test Analyst salary in Cardiff is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 67 58
Rank change year-on-year +37 -9 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 1 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.52% 0.24% 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.25% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £41,500
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £40,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - +37.42%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 192 789 494
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.97% 94.83% 91.65%
Number of salaries quoted 133 665 378
10th Percentile £23,723 £28,050 £31,100
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,101 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year - -8.90% +4.54%
75th Percentile £63,925 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £30,000 £45,000 £49,053
% change year-on-year -33.33% -8.26% -1.89%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Cardiff

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in Cardiff.

Salary trend for Test Analyst in Cardiff

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Test Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce