Senior Test Analyst Job Trends in England

Senior Test Analyst
UK > England

The median Senior Test Analyst salary in England is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 641 669
Rank change year-on-year +35 +28 +242
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Test Analyst 11 38 11
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.021% 0.079% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.085% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 11 32 10
10th Percentile - £45,075 £40,875
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £48,750 £54,063 £54,688
90th Percentile - £70,000 £59,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% - +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Senior Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Test Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Senior Test Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Senior Test Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Analyst job vacancies in England

Senior Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Test Analyst in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Test Analyst in England

Senior Test Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +25 10 £42,500 -10.53% 1
London +46 1 £72,500 +3.57%
Senior Test Analyst
UK

Senior Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior Test Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Senior Test Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) JIRA
1 11 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 10 (90.91%) .NET
2 10 (90.91%) API Testing
2 10 (90.91%) C#
2 10 (90.91%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 10 (90.91%) HTML
2 10 (90.91%) ISTQB
2 10 (90.91%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 10 (90.91%) Java
2 10 (90.91%) Mentoring
2 10 (90.91%) Non-Functional Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Postman
2 10 (90.91%) Scrum
2 10 (90.91%) Selenium
2 10 (90.91%) SOAP
2 10 (90.91%) SoapUI
2 10 (90.91%) Software Testing
2 10 (90.91%) SQL
2 10 (90.91%) Team Foundation Server
2 10 (90.91%) Test Management
2 10 (90.91%) WebDriver
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
4 1 (9.09%) Confluence
4 1 (9.09%) Defect Management
4 1 (9.09%) Integration Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Manual Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Migration

Senior Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 11 (100.00%) JIRA
2 10 (90.91%) Postman
2 10 (90.91%) Selenium
2 10 (90.91%) SoapUI
2 10 (90.91%) Team Foundation Server
2 10 (90.91%) WebDriver
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (90.91%) .NET
1 10 (90.91%) HTML
1 10 (90.91%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 10 (90.91%) API Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Mentoring
2 10 (90.91%) Non-Functional Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Scrum
2 10 (90.91%) Software Testing
2 10 (90.91%) Test Management
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
4 1 (9.09%) Defect Management
4 1 (9.09%) Integration Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Manual Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Regression Testing
4 1 (9.09%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (90.91%) C#
1 10 (90.91%) Java
1 10 (90.91%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
1 10 (90.91%) ISTQB
1 10 (90.91%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) SAP