Testing Analyst Job Trends

Testing Analyst
UK

The median Testing Analyst salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 798 754
Rank change year-on-year +126 -44 +444
Permanent jobs requiring a Testing Analyst 6 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.004% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.004% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -28.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £36,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -28.00% -

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 44,259 74,162 57,379
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.67% 95.25% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 26,008 44,624 44,413
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Testing Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Testing Analyst in the UK

Testing Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Testing Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Testing Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Testing Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Testing Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 September 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
UK excluding London +99 5 - - 1
England +100 4 £35,000 -2.78% 1
Scotland - 2 - -
North West - 2 - -
North of England - 2 - -
Midlands +51 1 - - 1
West Midlands - 1 - - 1

Testing Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Testing 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 Testing Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) ITGC
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) CISA
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) CRISC
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis

Testing 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Analytics
1 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CISA
1 3 (50.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) ITGC