Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Belfast region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.877 %1.550 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£17,000£24,500
Average salary£17,000£27,000
% change on same period last year-37.03 %
Average maximum salary£17,000£29,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,501£31,710
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads114129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted5991
Average minimum salary£28,862£33,614
Average salary£32,005£37,025
% change on same period last year-13.55 %
Average maximum salary£35,149£40,436
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Tester County AntrimTester
County Antrim

Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Tester across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Belfast Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Tester across the Belfast region.

Belfast Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)QA

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Internet
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft