Test Analyst Job Trends in Surrey

Test Analyst
South East > Surrey

The median Test Analyst salary in Surrey is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 110 84
Rank change year-on-year +23 -26 +105
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 10 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.72% 0.067% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 0.070% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 4
10th Percentile £40,250 - £42,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - +58.33%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £53,500
South East median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -2.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,217 1,425 847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.24% 95.77% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 825 756 613
10th Percentile £27,124 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £78,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +2.80% -2.73%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Test Analyst job vacancy trend in Surrey

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Test Analyst job vacancies in Surrey

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in Surrey over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Analyst in Surrey

Test Analyst
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. 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
Staines - 5 £42,500 -
Camberley - 1 £42,500 -
Test Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, 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 Surrey region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) .NET
1 10 (100.00%) C#
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
1 10 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 10 (100.00%) Selenium
1 10 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 10 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) API Testing
2 6 (60.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 6 (60.00%) HTML
2 6 (60.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 6 (60.00%) Java
2 6 (60.00%) JIRA
2 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 6 (60.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 6 (60.00%) Postman
2 6 (60.00%) Scrum
2 6 (60.00%) SOAP
2 6 (60.00%) SoapUI
2 6 (60.00%) SQL
2 6 (60.00%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (60.00%) Test Management
2 6 (60.00%) WebDriver
3 4 (40.00%) BDD
3 4 (40.00%) Gherkin
3 4 (40.00%) ISEB
3 4 (40.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 4 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 4 (40.00%) Project Planning

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Development Applications
1 10 (100.00%) Selenium
2 6 (60.00%) JIRA
2 6 (60.00%) Postman
2 6 (60.00%) SoapUI
2 6 (60.00%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (60.00%) WebDriver
3 4 (40.00%) SpecFlow
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (100.00%) .NET
2 6 (60.00%) HTML
2 6 (60.00%) SOAP
3 4 (40.00%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 5 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 10 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) API Testing
2 6 (60.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 6 (60.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 6 (60.00%) Scrum
2 6 (60.00%) Test Management
3 4 (40.00%) BDD
3 4 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 4 (40.00%) Project Planning
3 4 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 4 (40.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (10.00%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C#
2 6 (60.00%) Java
2 6 (60.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
1 10 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 6 (60.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 4 (40.00%) ISEB
3 4 (40.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification