Lead Test Analyst Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Lead Test Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Lead Test Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 November 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.027% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - -
75th Percentile £51,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £51,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,427 3,906 3,100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.80% 93.07% 93.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,932 2,037 2,258
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,198
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,509 £53,825
Median % change year-on-year -15.94% +4.99% -2.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Lead Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Lead Test Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Lead Test Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Lead Test Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Test Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Lead Test Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Test Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 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
Berkshire - 1 £51,000 -
Lead Test Analyst
South East

Lead Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Lead 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 Thames Valley region featuring Lead Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) WebDriver

Lead Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 1 (100.00%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (100.00%) WebDriver
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification