Test Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Test Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Test Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 193 206
Rank change year-on-year +8 +13 +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 6 11 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.17% 0.21% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.22% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 11
10th Percentile - £33,250 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £34,324
Median % change year-on-year - +38.39% -14.19%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,250 £43,375
90th Percentile - - £47,500
South East median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -11.76% -

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 3,314 5,051 4,434
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 94.15% 92.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,530 3,189 2,899
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in the Thames Valley

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Test Analyst in the Thames Valley

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 Test Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 August 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
Buckinghamshire +12 4 - - 1
Berkshire +1 2 £47,500 +35.71% 2
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Selenium
3 2 (33.33%) SoapUI
3 2 (33.33%) Postman
3 2 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (16.67%) C#
4 1 (16.67%) HTML
4 1 (16.67%) Java
4 1 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (16.67%) .NET
4 1 (16.67%) SOAP
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco
4 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (16.67%) Firewall
4 1 (16.67%) Finance
4 1 (16.67%) Scrum
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Postman
1 2 (33.33%) Selenium
1 2 (33.33%) SoapUI
2 1 (16.67%) JIRA
2 1 (16.67%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (16.67%) WebDriver
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
1 1 (16.67%) HTML
1 1 (16.67%) RFC 2544
1 1 (16.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
1 1 (16.67%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Case Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cross-Browser Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Scrum
4 1 (16.67%) Service Management
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C#
1 1 (16.67%) Java
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
1 1 (16.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco