Manual Test Analyst Jobs

Manual Test Analyst
UK

The median Manual Test Analyst salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.

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

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 713 - 970
Rank change year-on-year - - +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Manual Test Analyst 5 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% - 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile £33,250 - £34,375
25th Percentile £36,250 - £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.94%
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile £49,500 - £53,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 - £43,750
% change year-on-year - - +12.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 50,627 94,635 91,055
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.71% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 26,942 67,569 57,579
10th Percentile £29,444 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.66% +6.00%

Manual Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Manual Test Analyst in the UK

Manual Test Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Manual Test Analyst in the UK

Manual Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Manual Test Analyst over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Manual Test Analyst in the UK

Manual Test Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Test Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 21 May 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
England - 5 £37,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 5 £37,500 - 1
South East - 3 £37,500 -
West Midlands - 2 £40,000 -
Midlands - 2 £40,000 -
Work from Home - 1 £50,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Manual 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 featuring Manual Test Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (60.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) Manual Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
3 2 (40.00%) SaaS
3 2 (40.00%) Web Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (40.00%) Selenium
3 2 (40.00%) Web Development
3 2 (40.00%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 1 (20.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (20.00%) JIRA
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (20.00%) System Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) SDLC
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight

Manual Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SaaS
2 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Selenium
2 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
2 2 (40.00%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Web Development
2 2 (40.00%) Web Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Logistics
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
3 1 (20.00%) System Testing
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) ISTQB
2 2 (40.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft