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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| ict-test-analyst | Occupational skill for the role 'ICT test analyst' (also: IT test analyst, test designer). Use when the user asks for typical ICT test analyst work such as: Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.; Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.; Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability. |
Ict Test Analyst
ICT test analysts work in testing environments, assessing products, checking for quality and accuracy, or creating tests scripts. They design tests which are then implemented by testers.
Core workflow
- Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
- Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.
- Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
- Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
- Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
- Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes.
- Create or maintain databases of known test defects.
- Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- address problems critically
- develop ICT test suite
- execute software tests
- levels of software testing
- plan software testing
- provide software testing documentation
- replicate customer software issues
- report test findings
- set quality assurance objectives
Hot technologies
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Atlassian Bitbucket
- Docker
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Spring Boot
- Tableau
Hot technologies
Top tools from 32 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-14):
- Jira — 31 %
- Selenium — 19 %
- Cucumber — 16 %
- Postman — 16 %
- Confluence — 12 %
- GitHub — 12 %
- Jenkins — 12 %
- microsoft excel — 12 %
- microsoft word — 12 %
- Azure — 9 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0ab5c12c-c1c1-4772-8345-aa287d0e391d), ONET 30.3 (15-1253.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*