Test Analyst
UK
The median Test Analyst salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 627 | 761 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +134 | -109 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 82 | 151 | 328 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 129 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,422 | £34,267 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,375 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £41,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.41% | -12.63% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,250 | £57,750 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £37,500 | £43,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -12.79% | +9.90% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £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 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst.
Test Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Test Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +164 | 77 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 107 |
| England | +88 | 76 | £40,748 | -1.81% | 103 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 22 | £37,500 | -21.05% | 25 |
| North of England | +44 | 22 | £40,748 | +16.42% | 23 |
| North West | +13 | 22 | £40,748 | +8.66% | 11 |
| South East | +64 | 20 | £40,000 | -13.51% | 30 |
| Midlands | +94 | 19 | £46,000 | +31.43% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +63 | 16 | £44,500 | +27.14% | 14 |
| South West | +109 | 8 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 9 |
| London | +80 | 5 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £47,500 | - | 9 |
| East of England | +33 | 2 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 13 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 2 |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 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 featuring Test Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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