Test Analyst Jobs in Reading

Test Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Test Analyst salary in Reading is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 135 117
Rank change year-on-year +19 -18 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 8 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.47% 0.062% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.066% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £36,675
25th Percentile £31,250 - £38,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £43,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.89%
75th Percentile £33,750 - £50,563
90th Percentile - - £53,225
Berkshire median annual salary £32,500 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,621 1,510 1,696
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.56% 97.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,037 809 1,020
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,863
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in Reading

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Test Analyst in Reading

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Reading region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) QA
1 8 (100.00%) Test Management
2 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
2 7 (87.50%) Agile Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
2 7 (87.50%) ISTQB
2 7 (87.50%) Requirements Analysis
2 7 (87.50%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 7 (87.50%) Test Planning
2 7 (87.50%) TestRail
2 7 (87.50%) Actionable Insight
2 7 (87.50%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 7 (87.50%) Requirements Gathering
2 7 (87.50%) Test Assurance
2 7 (87.50%) Roadmaps
3 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Functional Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Non-Functional Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (12.50%) Zephyr
4 1 (12.50%) JIRA
4 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Bugzilla
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) Web Services
4 1 (12.50%) Client/Server
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 1 (12.50%) API Testing

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Development Applications
1 7 (87.50%) TestRail
2 1 (12.50%) Bugzilla
2 1 (12.50%) JIRA
2 1 (12.50%) Zephyr
General
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Client/Server
1 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Test Management
2 7 (87.50%) Actionable Insight
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
2 7 (87.50%) Agile Testing
2 7 (87.50%) Requirements Analysis
2 7 (87.50%) Requirements Gathering
2 7 (87.50%) Roadmaps
2 7 (87.50%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 7 (87.50%) Test Assurance
2 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
2 7 (87.50%) Test Planning
3 1 (12.50%) API Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Functional Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Issue Tracking
3 1 (12.50%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) ISTQB
1 7 (87.50%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) QA