Test Analyst
UK
The median Test Analyst salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 668 | 745 | 615 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | -130 | +90 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 67 | 141 | 300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 113 | 186 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,750 | £36,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £53,750 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £65,000 | £58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -11.76% | +6.25% |
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 | 53,777 | 97,812 | 78,207 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.51% | 94.82% | 91.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,741 | 68,374 | 53,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,876 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,159 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +2.83% |
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 16 July 2025.
Test Analyst
Top 15 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 16 July 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 | +122 | 58 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 26 |
| England | +71 | 57 | £40,000 | -7.51% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +66 | 28 | £40,000 | -14.44% | 16 |
| South East | +57 | 22 | £37,500 | - | 13 |
| Midlands | +84 | 14 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +77 | 12 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 1 |
| South West | +98 | 8 | £40,000 | -34.69% | 3 |
| London | +76 | 8 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +30 | 4 | £42,500 | +6.25% | |
| Wales | +31 | 3 | £40,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £41,250 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +28 | 1 | £28,000 | -25.33% | 2 |
| North West | -6 | 1 | £28,000 | -25.33% | |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 July 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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