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 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 610 | 747 | 647 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +137 | -100 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst | 95 | 150 | 345 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.16% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 130 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,717 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,375 | £34,279 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -15.79% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,000 | £57,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -11.76% | +8.97% |
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 | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 15 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 15 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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| England | +92 | 88 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +156 | 86 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 29 |
| South East | +80 | 27 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 25 | £37,250 | -21.58% | 16 |
| North of England | +50 | 24 | £40,748 | +16.42% | 4 |
| North West | +6 | 24 | £40,748 | +8.66% | 3 |
| Midlands | +71 | 18 | £47,500 | +35.71% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 15 | £46,000 | +31.43% | 1 |
| South West | +121 | 9 | £40,000 | +0.53% | 2 |
| London | +75 | 8 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 17 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +30 | 2 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 3 |
| Wales | +39 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 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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