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