Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Tester role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 Systems Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank238264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.026 %0.193 %
Salaries quoted213
Average minimum salary£30,000£31,231
Average salary£35,000£32,846
% change on same period last year+6.55 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£34,462
UK excluding London average salary£27,913£28,459
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Systems Tester South EastSystems Tester
South East

Systems Tester
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Tester Demand Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Tester Salary Trend

Systems Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title.

111 (52.38 %)Oracle
210 (47.62 %)UNIX
39 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
39 (42.86 %)RUP
39 (42.86 %)Oracle Applications
39 (42.86 %)System Testing
48 (38.10 %)Automated Testing
48 (38.10 %)Problem Management
48 (38.10 %)Microsoft
57 (33.33 %)MS Excel
57 (33.33 %)Electronics
65 (23.81 %)Test Scripting
73 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
82 (9.524 %)TestDirector
82 (9.524 %)Data Mining
82 (9.524 %)SQL
82 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
82 (9.524 %)Windows
82 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (9.524 %)ClearQuest
91 (4.762 %)Rational Robot
91 (4.762 %)Project Management
91 (4.762 %)OO
91 (4.762 %)VERITAS
91 (4.762 %)Tcl
91 (4.762 %)CCIE
91 (4.762 %)Active Directory
91 (4.762 %)ISEB
91 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
91 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification

Systems Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.762 %).NET
11 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
11 (4.762 %)XML
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (42.86 %)Oracle Applications
21 (4.762 %)Oracle ERP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)LAN
11 (4.762 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.524 %)Data Mining
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
22 (9.524 %)ClearQuest
22 (9.524 %)TestDirector
31 (4.762 %)WinRunner
31 (4.762 %)Rational Robot
31 (4.762 %)Rational Functional Tester
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (33.33 %)Electronics
21 (4.762 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)PDA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (47.62 %)UNIX
22 (9.524 %)Windows
22 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (4.762 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)RUP
19 (42.86 %)System Testing
28 (38.10 %)Automated Testing
28 (38.10 %)Problem Management
35 (23.81 %)Test Scripting
43 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
51 (4.762 %)OO
51 (4.762 %)ERP
51 (4.762 %)Project Management
51 (4.762 %)Manual Testing
51 (4.762 %)Integration Testing
51 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
51 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
51 (4.762 %)V-Model
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.524 %)SQL
21 (4.762 %)Tcl
21 (4.762 %)C
21 (4.762 %)Java
21 (4.762 %)Perl
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)MCP
11 (4.762 %)CCIE
11 (4.762 %)ISEB
11 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
11 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)ISO8583
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (52.38 %)Oracle
28 (38.10 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)VERITAS
31 (4.762 %)SAP
31 (4.762 %)Cisco