Data Analyst vs QA Software Tester
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Data Analyst
$105,000 typical, a year
Most Data Analysts earn $84,800 to $130,400 a year.
From 1,144 postings that list pay
2,858 open jobs now
QA Software Tester
$121,000 typical, a year
Most QA Software Testers earn $102,500 to $145,100 a year.
From 446 postings that list pay
1,451 open jobs now
QA Software Testers typically earn about $16,000 more a year than Data Analysts.
What each one does
Data Analyst
- Analyze data to find trends and patterns in business operations.
- Create visual dashboards and reports to present data clearly.
- Write and run queries to extract data from databases.
- Work with teams to understand data needs and requirements.
- Clean and organize data to ensure it is accurate and reliable.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to business leaders.
Summed up from 30 job postings
QA Software Tester
- Develop and maintain automated tests for software applications.
- Execute functional and regression testing on software products.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with developers and product teams to identify issues.
- Document test results and track defects through resolution.
- Analyze requirements to design test plans and test cases.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Data Analyst
Asked for in both
- Python 4 in 10 postings
More common in Data Analyst postings
- SQL 7 in 10 postings
- Tableau 5 in 10 postings
- Power BI 5 in 10 postings
- Data Analysis 4 in 10 postings
- Data Visualization 4 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 3 in 10 postings
- R 2 in 10 postings
- Data Science 2 in 10 postings
- Data Modeling 2 in 10 postings
QA Software Tester
Asked for in both
- Python 3 in 10 postings
More common in QA Software Tester postings
- Test Automation 6 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 5 in 10 postings
- Selenium 4 in 10 postings
- Test Planning 4 in 10 postings
- Software Testing 4 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 4 in 10 postings
- Jira 3 in 10 postings
- Agile 3 in 10 postings
- Regression Testing 3 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Data Analyst
- $167,910 - $205,690/yrstated San Mateo, CA, United StatesPythonSQLGitRRegulatory Compliance +4
Client Reporting Analyst
Voya Financial$90k - $105k/yrstated Atlanta, GASQLMicrosoft PowerPointPower BIMicrosoft ExcelGitHub Copilot +2
QA Software Tester
QA Automation Engineer II
7-ElevenPay not stated Irving, TX, USAJiraTest AutomationRegression TestingTest PlanningSoftware Testing +2- $91,619 - $134,375/yrstated United States - Shakopee, MN (GHQ) HybridJiraCI/CDC#PowerShellGit +14
Software System Tester
DEKA Research & DevelopmentPay not stated Mancheser, NH OnsiteSoftware TestingAndroid Debug BridgeIntegration TestingTest PlanningDefect Tracking +12
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