Test Analyst Jobs in the South West

Test Analyst
England > South West

The median Test Analyst salary in the South West is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 263 234
Rank change year-on-year -21 -29 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 7 15 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.077% 0.21% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.24% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 5 13 34
10th Percentile £32,250 £26,550 £29,725
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,277 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% -5.78% +18.46%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,058
90th Percentile £69,000 £55,500 £47,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +21.95% +2.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 8,760 6,334 7,632
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.12% 89.34% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,432 3,910 5,108
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,918 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.69% +3.84% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in the South West

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in the South West.

Salary trend for Test Analyst in the South West

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Analyst in the South West

Test Analyst
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Wiltshire -4 3 £33,539 -5.52%
Bristol +10 2 £45,000 +2.86% 4
Somerset +4 1 £37,500 -4.46%
Gloucestershire -16 1 £85,000 -
Test Analyst
England

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 24 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 South West region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Software Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) ISTQB
3 3 (42.86%) JIRA
3 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
4 2 (28.57%) Functional Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Azure
4 2 (28.57%) ISEB
4 2 (28.57%) Degree
4 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 2 (28.57%) SQL
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) DevOps
4 2 (28.57%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 2 (28.57%) Test Planning
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Postman
5 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (14.29%) Scenario Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Defect Tracking
5 1 (14.29%) JIRA Agile
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
1 2 (28.57%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) JIRA
2 1 (14.29%) JIRA Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Postman
2 1 (14.29%) Selenium
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Software Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 2 (28.57%) DevOps
4 2 (28.57%) Functional Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) Test Planning
4 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
4 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Data Transformation
5 1 (14.29%) Defect Tracking
5 1 (14.29%) Non-Functional Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Scenario Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Test Management
5 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) ISTQB
2 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) ISEB
2 2 (28.57%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
1 1 (14.29%) QA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft