Software Testing Jobs in Bedford
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Bedford region.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 42 37 35
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -2
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 7 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 2.800% 2.927% 1.796%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.431% 3.529% 2.239%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 3
Average salary £30,000 £30,000 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.20%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 204 170 134
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 81.60% 82.93% 80.24%
Number of salaries quoted 198 161 132
Average salary £40,000 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.43% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £24,850 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
Bedfordshire

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bedford Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Bedford region.

Bedford Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Testing.

1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
1 10 (90.91%) QA
2 9 (81.82%) MS Excel
3 8 (72.73%) Agile Software Development
4 7 (63.64%) ISEB
4 7 (63.64%) ISTQB
5 5 (45.45%) Visual Studio Team System
6 4 (36.36%) TestComplete
6 4 (36.36%) System Testing
6 4 (36.36%) Wiki
6 4 (36.36%) JIRA
6 4 (36.36%) SQL Server
6 4 (36.36%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (36.36%) XML
6 4 (36.36%) Automation Testing
7 3 (27.27%) Performance Management
7 3 (27.27%) Software Architecture
7 3 (27.27%) Test Strategy
7 3 (27.27%) .NET
7 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (27.27%) Scrum
7 3 (27.27%) Regression Testing
7 3 (27.27%) Resource Management
7 3 (27.27%) Automated Testing
7 3 (27.27%) Test Management
7 3 (27.27%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (18.18%) Visual Studio
9 1 (9.091%) Project Management
9 1 (9.091%) Management Information System
9 1 (9.091%) Product Management

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (36.36%) XML
2 3 (27.27%) .NET
Applications
1 9 (81.82%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (36.36%) SQL Server
1 4 (36.36%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Visual Studio Team System
2 4 (36.36%) TestComplete
2 4 (36.36%) JIRA
3 3 (27.27%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (18.18%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Analyst
1 8 (72.73%) Test Analyst
2 7 (63.64%) Test Engineer
2 7 (63.64%) QA Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Test Manager
4 2 (18.18%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Wiki
2 1 (9.091%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (36.36%) System Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Automation Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Performance Management
3 3 (27.27%) Software Architecture
3 3 (27.27%) Test Strategy
3 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (27.27%) Scrum
3 3 (27.27%) Regression Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Resource Management
3 3 (27.27%) Automated Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Test Management
4 1 (9.091%) Project Management
4 1 (9.091%) Product Management
4 1 (9.091%) Time Management
4 1 (9.091%) Business Analysis
4 1 (9.091%) Matrix Management
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) ISEB
1 7 (63.64%) ISTQB
2 1 (9.091%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (90.91%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
Test Analyst
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - commutable...
A well known global publisher is looking for a Test Analyst to join their Test Team, within the Business Solutions Group based in Cambridge.Reporting to the Test...
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £23,050 -£24,824
Posted: 2 May 2013
Quality Assurance Analyst, Software Tester Manual ISEB - Bedford/MK
Bedford, Bedfordshire
2+ years Quality Assurance/Software Testing experience... Keywords: Quality Assurance Analyst, Software Tester, Test Analyst, QA Analyst, Quality Tester, Quality Assurance Analyst - Manual and Automated Web Applications (C#...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £22,000 to £30,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
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